goonish

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English

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Etymology

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From goon +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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goonish (comparative more goonish, superlative most goonish)

  1. Characteristic of a goon
    • 2009 September 5, Charlie Brooker, “Charlie Brooker's screen burn”, in Guardian[1]:
      Beck - who has the sort of rubbery, chucklesome face that should ideally be either a) cast as the goonish sidekick in a bad frat house sex comedy or b) painted on a toilet bowl so you could shit directly on to it - has become famous for crying live on air, indulging in paranoid conspiracy theorising, and labelling Obama a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people or white culture".

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