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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Goon/Goof #80057 09/10/2002 2:36 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 That would appear to answer your question, Bean, if you accept that "goon" in the thug sense is a post-1920ish term. Yes, I was interested in finding out when that meaning first arose. That's why I posted here, hoping someone with OED access would be able to find that out for me... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Goon (not the show) Bean 09/09/2002 11:02 AM wild goose chase wofahulicodoc 09/09/2002 11:57 AM Re: wild goose chase wwh 09/09/2002 12:48 PM Re: Goon (not the show) of troy 09/09/2002 1:08 PM Re: Goon (not the show) wofahulicodoc 09/09/2002 1:44 PM Re: Goon (not the show) doc_comfort 09/11/2002 6:08 AM Re: Goon/Goof FishonaBike 09/09/2002 2:56 PM Re: Goon/Goof Bean 09/09/2002 3:04 PM Re: Goon/Goof FishonaBike 09/09/2002 3:30 PM Re: Israeli Goonda AnnaStrophic 09/09/2002 3:37 PM Re: Goon/Goof Bean 09/09/2002 5:14 PM Re: Goon/thug/union goon WhitmanO'Neill 09/09/2002 6:04 PM Re: Goon/thug/union goon Alex Williams 09/09/2002 8:09 PM Re: Goon/Goof FishonaBike 09/10/2002 2:32 PM Re: Goon/Goof Bean 09/10/2002 2:36 PM Re: Goon/Goof tsuwm 09/10/2002 2:47 PM Re: Goon/Goof of troy 09/11/2002 12:06 PM Re: Goon/Goof Bean 09/11/2002 1:10 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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