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The phrase "a goon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a foolish or incompetent person, often in a derogatory manner.
Example: "He acted like a goon during the meeting, making silly jokes that no one found funny."
Alternatives: "a fool" or "an idiot".
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They send a goon.
I never kissed a goon!
A goon troops round in a pair of reindeer antlers.
I hated to be called a goon, and an animal.
I'd rather be a goon than a goner.
"I get frustrated when people say I'm a goon," he said.
Once Nigel started prancing around on the roof like a goon I stopped listening.
Ms. Egan uses goon as a synonym for time, as in: "Time's a goon, right?
"I was a goon magnet walking down the street," she said.
The book, after all, gets its title from a line of Scotty's: "Time's a goon".
The publishers wondered if the title was a problem; what is a "goon squad"?
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