goon
v.— «Thornton coach Nate Leaf said his team played almost as well and was the victim of some rough Rams play, particularly on star halfback John Carroll. “They were “gooning’ him,” Leaf said.» —“Green Mountain stuns Thornton” by Adrian Dater in Lakewood, Colo. Denver Post (Colo.) Sept. 4, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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