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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Look up goon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goon may refer to: Slang Humans: People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) An enforcer (ice hockey) A hired thug, in a goon squad Participants in gooning ...
The Oxford English Dictionary states that the origin of the word is unknown. [8] An earlier usage of gook, recorded in a slang dictionary published in 1893, defined gook as "a low prostitute". [9] The earliest use of the word in the English language comes from the name of a traditional Cornish Bonnet. [10]
Arsenal's performance in home matches have resulted in them having the second-highest average League attendance for an English club during the 2007–08 season, (60,069, which was 99.5% of available capacity), [7] and as of 2006, the fourth-highest all-time average attendance. [8]
The term "goon" was reputedly coined by F. L. Allen in 1921, [17] perhaps a variant of the US slang "gooney" which had been around since at least 1872, meaning a simpleton or fool, [18] which may have derived from "gony", applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds (c.1839).
The Herd was mainly active between the late 1970s and early 1990s, it still exists. [1] The Herd are a hooligan gang. The main rivals of The Herd in the 1980s and in the present day are West Ham's I.C.F., Tottenham Hotspur's Yid Army, Chelsea's Headhunters and Millwall's F-Troop (later known as the Millwall Bushwackers).
Nine Inch Nails – Sole constant member Trent Reznor chose the name because it "could be abbreviated easily" and denied the name had any "literal meaning". [228] Nine Stories (Lisa Loeb And...) – Named after the J.D. Salinger book of short stories of that name; Loeb, an English major, wanted a literary moniker. [229]
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and for the purpose of prosopography .
The name is a spoof on the TV show Wheel of Fortune. [3] A number of goonsacks are pegged around the outside of a rotary washing line. Players sit underneath it at the edges and agree how much wine each "win" involves. One player spins the hoist, and when the spin stops the winner(s) nearest to a bag or bags must drink that amount.