Goon vs. Gown: What's the Difference?

A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.

A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.

A stupid or oafish person.

A long, usually formal dress.

A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.

A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.

A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.

A distinctive outer robe worn on ceremonial occasions, as by scholars or clerics.

  An enforcer or fighter.

The faculty and student body of a university

A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.

To clothe (oneself or another) with a gown.

(slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.

A loose, flowing upper garment.

(internet slang) A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

A wine flagon or cask.

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

Cheap or inferior cask wine.

The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.

A Sino-Japanese kanji pronunciation layer, considered the first Sino-Japanese kanji reading type imported into Japan.

(by metonymy) The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.

To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.

A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

(neologism) To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.

Any sort of dress or garb.

An awkward stupid person

The robe worn by a surgeon.

An aggressive and violent young criminal

To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

A loose, flowing upper garment

A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

Any sort of dress or garb.

Long, usually formal, woman's dress

Protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

Outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

Dress in a gown