goonda

English

Alternative forms

• gunda

Etymology

From Hindi गुंडा (guṇḍā).

Noun

goonda (plural goondas)

1. (South Asia, colloquial) A hired thug.
   • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 31:

     ‘I cannot imagine the minds of goondas.’

Derived terms

• goondaism

References

“goonda”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• odango