GOON

Go On

Go On is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from August 8, 2012 to April 11, 2013. The series starred Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host trying to move on from the death of his wife. Go On was created by Scott Silveri and was given a series order on April 20, 2012. A preview episode aired following the Olympics coverage on August 8. The series premiered on September 11, 2012, in its normal Tuesday timeslot at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central after The Voice.

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Goon

Goon is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Michael Dowse, written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, and starring Seann William Scott and Liev Schreiber. The main plot depicts an exceedingly nice but somewhat dimwitted man who becomes the enforcer for a minor league ice hockey team.

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Go-on

are one of the several possible ways of reading Japanese kanji. They are based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the then-prestigious eastern Jiankang dialect.


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go on

Verb

In order to get to town, I decided to go on the bus
The party's called for five o'clock, and the cutlery still needs to go on the table!
  1. To continue in extent.
    The meeting seemed to go on forever.
  2. To continue an action.
    I think I've said enough now; I'm not sure I should go on.
    He went on walking even when the policeman told him to stop.
  3. To proceed.
    He went on to win a gold medal.
  4. To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
    Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday.
  5. To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
    We can't go on what this map says; it's twenty years out of date.
    I didn't make a decision because I didn't have anything to go on.
  6. To happen .
    What's going on?!
    I really don't want to know what goes on between you and your boyfriend behind closed doors.

Interjection

  1. Expresses surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
    A: He asked Fiona to marry him.
    B: Go on!
    A: It's true, I swear.


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goon

Noun

  1. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
  2. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
  3. An enforcer or fighter.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A wine flagon or cask.
  2. Cheap or inferior cask wine.


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