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Goon vs Goblin - What's the difference?

goon | goblin |

As nouns the difference between goon and goblin

is that goon is a thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon') while goblin is a mythical malevolent phantom or grotesque diminutive humanoid; a kobold.

As an initialism GOBLin is

Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London.

goon

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from (gooney), from obsolete gony'' ("simpleton", circa 1580), of unknown origin. ''Gony was applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds (circa 1839). Goon first carried the meaning "stupid person" (circa 1921). * The meaning of "hired thug" (circa 1938) is largely influenced by the comic strip character series. * The "fool" sense was reinforced by the popular radio program, .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
  • A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=5 citation , passage=Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon , born rather too early she suspected.}}
  • (ice hockey, pejorative)  An enforcer or fighter.
    • Derived terms
    * goony * goon squad
    See also
    * goonie * gooney * gooney bird

    Etymology 2

    Diminutive slang for flagon.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Australia, countable, informal) A wine flagon or cask.
  • * 2009 , , Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?: Misadventures in Music , page 11,
    • We drank goons of cheap wine.
  • (Australia, uncountable, informal) Cheap or inferior cask wine.
  • * 2010 , , The Mary Smokes Boys , unnumbered page,
    • ‘On the night of our school graduation he stole a flagon of goon wine and disappeared into the woods. The police found him the next day asleep on the creek.’
  • * 2010 , Jason Leung, This All Encompassing Trip: Chasing Pearl Jam Around the World , page 384,
    • With these instructions, we take turns sipping the wine directly from the bottle on the beach. It?s not the classiest thing to do but the fact that it?s in a bottle already makes it classier than all the boxes of goon we?ve consumed this trip.
  • * 2011 , E.C. McSween, et al., Boganomics: The Science of Things Bogans Like , unnumbered page,
    • Red wine was consumed largely by posh folk, white wine meant goon , mention of a Jägerbomb would have sent its father ducking for cover, and ‘sex on the beach’ meant just that.
    Synonyms
    * box wine * cask wine

    Anagrams

    * Australian English ----

    goblin

    English

    (wikipedia goblin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fantasy literature) A mythical malevolent phantom or grotesque diminutive humanoid; a kobold.
  • * 1872', , ''The Princess and the '''Goblin , page 50,
    • ""
  • * 2006 , Charlotte Bishop, Norty: The Chosen Ones , page 187,
    • At last the goblins' had a chance to rid themselves of one of the troublesome defenders, and two ' goblin warriors snatched the opportunity.
  • * 2010 , Thom L. Nichols, War: Return of the Elves , Part 1, page 37,
    • The goblin shifted the two younger ones closer to him. It looked like he was hiding behind them, using them as a shield.
    The goblin looked pure evil. His eyes were brown.
  • * 2010', D. S. Macleod, ''The Middle Times: Rise of the '''Goblin King , page 229,
    • I shall send another entourage of goblins' back here to Desput with the '''goblins'''’ new ally the Pixy! These creatures deserve the same respect as any other ' goblin .
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Snakes and ladders , passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins . For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.}}

    Derived terms

    * goblin shark * (goblin spider) (family )

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun