goonda tax n. money extorted as ‘protection’ or to permit passage on public thoroughfares, or paid as a simple bribe. Etymological Note: The Hindi and Urdu term goonda can be translated as rascal or ruffian and even as goon, but there is no evidence...
goon v. to act like a goon; to attack (someone) with undue or unprovoked violence. Also noun, gooning. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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...
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...
goon it up v.— «In the playoffs, intimidation, gooning it up, being as vicious as you can be is a big part of hockey.» —“Leafs muscle beats talent, downcast Islanders agree” by Allen Abel in Uniondale, N.Y. Globe...
