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goon baiting

goon baiting noun: in Nazi Germany, the practice among prisoners of war of deliberately annoying the guards, for example by allowing them to eavesdrop on misleading conversations.

Noun

goon baiting (uncountable)

  1. (UK, historical, slang) In Nazi Germany, the practice among prisoners of war of deliberately annoying the guards, for example by allowing them to eavesdrop on misleading conversations.

Questions about goon baiting

What does goon baiting mean?
Goon baiting means in Nazi Germany, the practice among prisoners of war of deliberately annoying the guards, for example by allowing them to eavesdrop on misleading conversations.
What part of speech is goon baiting?
Goon baiting is a noun.

Words near goon baiting in the dictionary

  1. goomers
  2. gooms
  3. Goomtee
  4. Goomti
  5. goon
  6. goon baiting
  7. goon cave
  8. goon caves
  9. Goon Nure
  10. goon out
  11. goon squad

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