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    [Noun]  | "goon" | \ ˈgün \


    1: a stupid person

    2: a man hired to terrorize or eliminate opponents

    3: enforcer

    Origin: 1921 ;

     Probably short for English dialect gooney simpleton;

    [Noun]  | "attack" 


    1: the act of attacking with physical force or unfriendly words : assault

    2: a belligerent or antagonistic action

    3: a fit of sickness; especially : an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease

    Origin: 1655 ;

     See: {attack:1 };

    [Verb]  | "go on" 


    1: to continue on or as if on a journey

    2: to travel ahead

    3: to keep on : continue

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "go on at" 


    1: to criticize (someone) often or repeatedly

    [Idiom]  | "go on hiatus" 


    1: to cease being broadcast for a period of time

    [Idiom]  | "go on one's merry way" 


    1: to leave a place

    2: to continue doing what one has been doing

    [Idiom]  | "go on public assistance" 


    1: to receive money from the government

    [Idiom]  | "go on the stage" 


    1: to become an actor

    [Idiom]  | "the show must go on" 


    1: —used to say that a performance, event, etc., must continue even though there are problems

    [Intransitive verb]  | "go back" 


    1: to return to a place, activity, or situation

    2: to have existed for a particular amount of time or since a particular period

    3: to have known each other for a particular amount of time or for a long time

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "go on" 


    1: to take place;


      * e.g., " ... what in the world is going on in there? "



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    2: to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point;


      * e.g., " ... my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains "



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    [Verb]  | "go down" 


    1: to take place;


      * e.g., " ... when's the drug deal supposed to go down? "



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    [Verb]  | "go down (with)" 


    1: to become affected with (a disease or disorder);


      * e.g., " ... across the United Kingdom a number of children have gone down with chicken pox this week "



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    [Verb]  | "go in (on)" 


    1: to take sudden, violent action against;


      * e.g., " ... law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman "



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    [Noun]  | "goon" 


    1: a stupid person;


      * e.g., " ... an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him brainless goons "




    2: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang;


      * e.g., " ... the crime boss threatened to send the goons after him if he squealed "



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    [Noun]  | "attack" 


    1: the act or action of setting upon with force or violence;


      * e.g., " ... The USS Constitution was nicknamed Old Ironsides after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack "



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    2: a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder;


      * e.g., " ... malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever "



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    [Phrase]  | "go back on" 


    1: to break a promise or agreement;


      * e.g., " ... He went back on his decision to move to the west coast. "




    2: to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another;


      * e.g., " ... She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one. "



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    3: to be unfaithful or disloyal to;


      * e.g., " ... She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away. "



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     [ "go on" ]

    1: A surprised reaction to outrageous news (good or bad). The way it is said indicates whether it is a happy surprised or a bad shock.

      * e.g.,  ... Sally: "Guess what, I got the job!" 

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    2: A happy "go on" is usually ran together to sound like, "gwan", whereas an upset or shocked "go on" sounds more like, "go...wawn".

      * e.g.,  ... Mary: "Go on!!!" 

     [ "go on" ]

    1: often used in ireland dublin area, to cheer on and to embarass, mostly elongated to "gooooooowawn" often proceeds "spin it!" (which is shouted at random to get large groups shouting gooowawn)

      * e.g.,  ... (glenn falls and looks stupid) 

     [ "go-go" ]

    1: Go-Go is a type of music that originated in Washington DC, consisting of strong drum beats and loose feel instrumentals with often sampled vocals it has so roots in reggae

      * e.g.,  ... Junkyard band, Northeast Groovers, Rare Essence 

     [ "go go" ]

    1: music started in washington dc.

     [ "go go" ]

    2: examples: backyard band, ucb, north east groovers, raw image.

     [ "go go go" ]

    1: Counterstrike term to: "Go! Go! Go!"

      * e.g.,  ... Player 1: Come on they planted the bomb! 

     [ "go go go" ]

    2: "Go! Go! Go!" is a recorded message that is activated through the use of key commands.

      * e.g.,  ... Player 2: God dammit this loser is blocking the path! 

     [ "go go" ]

    1: GO GO Is the Muzic that comes from my HOMETOWN OF D.C.

      * e.g.,  ... Go Go Bands of D.C.Tcb,Ucb,Backyard,Reaction,Ccb,Tob. 

     [ "go go" ]

    2: Me And my NIggas Listen to that Shit. Uless Ur from D.C, Dont Talk About Shit U dont KNow About. Trust me this is gonna BLOW UP.

     [ "Going go" ]

    1: Term for "gonna go" Only used by about two people in Hawaii.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm going go sleep now." 

     [ "Going go" ]

    2: Same as "going to go"

      * e.g.,  ... "Are you going go to that party?" 

     [ "Go go go" ]

    1: An old trend on Tiktok that became popular in June. U have to sorta lean over and shake your legs

      * e.g.,  ... Go go go, who’s next?! 

     [ "go go go go go go go go go go gadget flow" ]

    1: sick song by lupe fiasco

      * e.g.,  ... at the train station eg: 

     [ "go go go go go go go go go go gadget flow" ]

    2: can be used in many different situations

      * e.g.,  ... 'do you have your ticket, sir?' 

     [ "No No Go Go" ]

    1: The term referring to when a football coach initially tells his playmaker player to not do anything stupid (the "no no" part) but when the player does not listen, and ends up making a huge play, the coaches new words are "Go Go!"

      * e.g.,  ... *player catches ball in the middle of the endzone on a kickoff, starts to run towards the other end of the field*  

     [ "No No Go Go" ]

    2: Defined as by John Madden, 11-12-06

      * e.g.,  ... Coach: Jackson.. NO NO! 

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