goonism

Number three varies from the above in that he goons one at a time. This focus of attention makes him particularly vicious. He runs the gamut of goonism. This type is the Chumogoonus. He features an ungodly combination of kibitzism, moochism, and general rumpishness.

[1938, Carl Pugh, “The Life and Functions of The Goon”, in The Carolina Buccaneer, volume XIV, number 6, Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, page 8, column 3

Leary stood waiting, too, for Powell to return his call. He wondered where his exultation was for his great victory, his conquest over the goonism that went about with a hole in its shoe... the hole that turned his victory into, somehow, a defeat.

1977, William H. Hallahan, Catch Me, Kill Me, Indianapolis, I.N; New York, N.Y.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 134

At times it can seem as if goonism is up against goonism, an unwelcome turn of events in this East African nation where the contest for political power is becoming ever more vigorous and tinged with a sense of danger.

2026 May 7, Rodney Muhumuza, “Kenyan politicians trade accusations of 'goonism' as political violence rises”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 07 May 2026