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Noun: goon goon Usage: informal
- An awkward stupid person
- lout, clod [informal], stumblebum [N. Amer, informal], oaf, lubber, lummox [informal], lump [informal], gawk, clot [Brit], clodpole [archaic, informal], clodhopper [informal] - An aggressive and violent young criminal
- hood [slang], hoodlum, punk [N. Amer, informal], thug, tough [informal], toughie [informal], strong-armer Verb: go on- Resume or proceed in a certain state, condition, or activity
"We went on working until well past midnight"; - continue, proceed, go along, keep - (of an event) come to pass (in time, so that it is real and actual at some time)
"What is going on?"; - happen, hap [archaic], pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time goes on"; - advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on - Keep talking; follow up
"please go on"; - continue, carry on, proceed - Start running, functioning, or operating
"the lights went on"; - come up, come on - Talk about something too much; talk for too long
"it went on for hours"; - bang on
Derived forms: going on, gone on, goes on, goons, went on Type of: act, clumsy person, crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, get going, go, locomote, malefactor [formal], move, outlaw, speak, start, talk, travel Encyclopedia: Goon |