Goon

A goon is is a term for a hired thug. That is usually sent out to do the dirty work for the people who hire them. It is also used as a word meaning fool. A goon can also be a member of a gang like the Goon Squad.

Goon may also refer to:

• Australian slang word for cheap box wine
• The Goon, a comic book series created by Eric Powell
• Barney Irwin, a professional wrestler briefly known as "The Goon"
• Alice the Goon, a character in the Popeye comic strip
• PC Goon, a character in Enid Blyton's "The Five Find-Outers" series of children's books
• A performer in The Goon Show
• Goon (album), a 1996 release by Global Goon
• Guardians of the Oglala Nation, an native American group who were involved during the Wounded Knee incident of 1973

A goon may also be:

• A synonym for a hockey enforcer
• An unskilled surfer
• Members of the Something Awful forums are known colloquially as "Goons"

See also

• Go-on, a possible way of reading certain Japanese Kanji
• Gune, a gnome-like character from the film Titan A.E.
• Goon, Chicago area Graffitti artist