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GOON
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Definition

Pronunciation: //ˈɡuːn//

noun

  • (US, informal) A hired and paid person who is assigned to terrorize and kill opponents.
  • (ice hockey, derogatory) An enforcer or fighter.
    "[…]a scout from the Flames came down from Saskatoon, said, "There's always room on our team for a goon""
  • (UK, World War II, PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
  • (slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
    "Owen Jenney, Ms. Hamburger's son, got gooned, though he said his goons turned out to be "really nice guys, actually." He is 19 now, a freshman in college, and he remembers arriving in the wilderness frightened and confused, angrily convinced that sending him across the country to Oregon was "way out of proportion" to the situation."

verb

  • (transitive, slang, ice hockey) To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.
    "The 23-year-old posted some photos on Instagram on Saturday of himself gooning around for the camera."
  • (neologism) To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
    "Owen Jenney, Ms. Hamburger's son, got gooned, though he said his goons turned out to be "really nice guys, actually." He is 19 now, a freshman in college, and he remembers arriving in the wilderness frightened and confused, angrily convinced that sending him across the country to Oregon was "way out of proportion" to the situation."

noun

  • (countable, Australia, informal) A wine flagon or cask.
    "We drank goons of cheap wine."
  • (uncountable, Australia, informal) Cheap or inferior cask wine.
    "‘On the night of our school graduation he stole a flagon of goon wine and disappeared into the woods. The police found him the next day asleep on the creek.[…]’"

verb

  • (Internet slang) To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax.
    "To goon, Christfister says, "Instead of powering through and jerking off 100 percent to orgasm, you ease off around 90 percent and slowly build up" to the point of no return."
  • (Internet slang) To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax.

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
4 letters
Scrabble Points
5 points
Words With Friends Points
7 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'GOON'?

The word GOON is worth 5 points in Scrabble.

G2
O1
O1
N1

Total: 5 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'GOON'?

The word GOON is worth 7 points in Words With Friends.

G3
O1
O1
N2

Total: 7 points

How many letters is the word 'GOON'?

The word GOON has 4 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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