On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Goon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as lout or tough and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Goon in a sentence
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Goon meaning
- A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
- A hired and paid person who is assigned to terrorize and kill opponents.
- A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
Synonyms of Goon
Using Goon
- The main meaning on this page is: A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence. | A hired and paid person who is assigned to terrorize and kill opponents. | A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
- Useful related words include: lout, tough, thug, punk.
- In the example corpus, goon often appears in combinations such as: goon show, the goon, nar goon.
Context around Goon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Goon
- In this selection, "goon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nar, fellow, orange, show, squad and harry stand out and add context to how "goon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 15 metre goon bag was and adapted some goon show scripts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "goon" sits close to words such as abingdon, abrahams and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with goon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They just released their brand new single ‘Goon’ and performed it on Music Friday. (14 words)
Milligan adapted some Goon Show scripts and included his Goon Show characters (notably Eccles) in many episodes. (17 words)
Nadia Darries is a director, animator and co-founder of Goon Valley Animation, with an avocation for songwriting. (18 words)
Sleep as best you can until you cross into East Germany where the goon squad would do their thing, try and get more sleep only to wake up in the early morning with the exquisite view of Potsdam in all of its soviet glory. (44 words)
Gibbs thinks fast and holds an ice pick, which had been deftly slipped to him by “tipsy” Lala, to the seller’s neck, while Lala manages to snatch a gun and pick off the goon who has a pistol aimed at her partner. (43 words)
The racist police officer who shot a black man in the mouth during a torture session with his 'Goon Squad' colleagues has had his jail term more than doubled as all six were sentenced on state charges today. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Milligan adapted some Goon Show scripts and included his Goon Show characters (notably Eccles) in many episodes.
Sellers's friend and Goon Show colleague Spike Milligan was too upset to speak to the press at the time of Sellers's death, while fellow Goon Harry Secombe said "I'm shattered.
If the Goon does beat the Magpies, then the match between Kilcunda-Bass and Warragul Industrials is pretty much to see who will fill sixth place after round 10.
It did seem like the goon died, but producer Jon Landau confirmed to Empire that Scoresby would be back.
Nadia Darries is a director, animator and co-founder of Goon Valley Animation, with an avocation for songwriting.
Nar Nar Goon has a new face at the helm for 2023 after announcing Justin Stanton as the replacement for outgoing coach Luke Young.
The first responding officer called a group of fellow officers that referred to itself as the "Goon Squad" because officers in the group were willing to use excessive force and not report it.
The vehicle came to a stop on Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road, where a man and woman allegedly got out and fled the scene on foot.
Gibbs thinks fast and holds an ice pick, which had been deftly slipped to him by “tipsy” Lala, to the seller’s neck, while Lala manages to snatch a gun and pick off the goon who has a pistol aimed at her partner.
He would return to be senior coach for Nar Nar Goon where he brought them to the 1979 and and 1980 grand final.
If the fascist, orange goon they supported follows through and runs undocumented and “lesser-thans” out of this country those farms they own will most certainly die.
In the poster he is beating a goon and his angst avatar makes us believe that something is amiss.
Shannon Stocco was among Nar Nar Goon’s best in the 57-point Veteran’s win over Devon Meadows on Sunday.
Sleep as best you can until you cross into East Germany where the goon squad would do their thing, try and get more sleep only to wake up in the early morning with the exquisite view of Potsdam in all of its soviet glory.
The Goon – now seventh – needs to regroup, and do it in a hurry, with upcoming home games against Tooradin-Dalmore (2nd) and Cora Lynn (6th) likely to decide its finals destiny.
The Goon will need to be cherry-ripe for this one; fully switched on, because the Magpies have the class to hurt them.
The racist police officer who shot a black man in the mouth during a torture session with his 'Goon Squad' colleagues has had his jail term more than doubled as all six were sentenced on state charges today.
The Sea Eagles came out firing; scoring a game-high 15 goals in the first quarter and keeping Nar Nar Goon to just five.
They just released their brand new single ‘Goon’ and performed it on Music Friday.
This 15-metre goon bag was an eye-catching entry at Perth’s Sculpture by the Sea exhibition some years ago.
Common combinations with goon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: