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Raregoons
The correct spelling is goons.
How to pronounce goons
noun
Say it like: Goo-ns
The correct spelling is goons. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
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Definition
noun
- 1.A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- 2.A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
- 3.An enforcer or fighter.
- 4.(WWII, PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
- 5.A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.
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