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goonish

goonish adjective: characteristic of a goon.

Adjective

goonish (comparative more goonish, superlative most goonish)

  1. Characteristic of a goon
    • Beck - who has the sort of rubbery, chucklesome face that should ideally be either a) cast as the goonish sidekick in a bad frat house sex comedy or b) painted on a toilet bowl so you could shit directly on to it - has become famous for crying live on air, indulging in paranoid conspiracy...2009 September 5, Charlie Brooker, “Charlie Brooker's screen burn”, in Guardian

Forms of goonish

comparativemore goonish
superlativemost goonish

Origin of goonish

From goon + -ish.

Words formed from goonish

Questions about goonish

What does goonish mean?
Goonish means characteristic of a goon.
What part of speech is goonish?
Goonish is an adjective.

Words near goonish in the dictionary

  1. gooniest
  2. goonigger
  3. goonily
  4. gooning
  5. gooning out
  6. goonish
  7. goonishness
  8. goonism
  9. Gooniyandi
  10. goonjuice
  11. goonlike

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