n. sl. 1 a stupid or playful person. 2 esp. US a person hired by racketeers etc. to terrorize political or industrial opponents.
[ perh. f. dial. gooney booby: infl. by the subhuman cartoon character 'Alice the Goon' ]
n. sl. 1 a stupid or playful person. 2 esp. US a person hired by racketeers etc. to terrorize political or industrial opponents.
[ perh. f. dial. gooney booby: infl. by the subhuman cartoon character 'Alice the Goon' ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012