goon
v.— «He criticized the NHL for allowing too much gooning.» —“St. Louis owner singles out Hospodar for gooning” by Jerry Zgoda Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) Mar. 2, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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