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Noun: goon goon
- An awkward stupid person
- lout, clod, stumblebum [N. Amer], oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
- An aggressive and violent young criminal
- hood, hoodlum, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
- Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
"We went on working until well past midnight"
- continue, proceed, go along, keep
- Come to pass
- happen, hap, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
- Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on
- Continue talking
- continue, carry on, proceed, bang on
- Start running, functioning, or operating
"the lights went on"
- come up, come on
Derived forms: went on, going on, goons, gone on, goes on
See also: go
Type of: act, clumsy person, criminal, crook, felon, get going, go, locomote, malefactor, move, outlaw, speak, start, talk, travel
Antonym: go off
Encyclopedia: Goon
Nearest
go forward
go game
go home
go in
go into
go it alone
go off
go off at half-cock
go off half-cocked
go off the deep end
go on
go out
go out on a limb
go over
go past
go places
go steady
go through
go through the motions
go to
go to bed
go game
go home
go in
go into
go it alone
go off
go off at half-cock
go off half-cocked
go off the deep end
go on
go out
go out on a limb
go over
go past
go places
go steady
go through
go through the motions
go to
go to bed