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from the late 1500's, a word Gony meaning a simple or stupid person. Revived about 1925 as Gooney, again referring to stupid people. There was also an American comic strip character known as Alice the Goon who was connected to the Popeye series.

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The word "goon" originated in English in the early 20th century, likely from the comic strip character Alice the Goon created by E.C. Segar in the 1930s. It is commonly used to refer to a hired thug or aggressive person.

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