Dolt or thug (4 letters)

{ Answer }

GOON

{ Related Clues }

"Tell me more"
"You were saying ..."
Strong-arm thug
Mob muscle
Take the stage
Hatchet man
Hired hitman
Keep at it
"The show must ___!"
Talk effusively
Segar's Alice
Proceed
Continue
Hired hoodlum
Roughneck
Muscleman
Tough
Ruffian
Hired heavy
Hired thug
Thug
Hoodlum

{ Tags }

arm, continue, dolt, effusively, goon, hatchet, hired, hoodlum, man, me, more, proceed, stage, strong, take, talk, tell, thug, tough, were, you

{ Notes }

The answer GOON is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

{ Definition }

GOON as a noun:

1. (lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk) = an awkward stupid person

2. (hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer) = an aggressive and violent young criminal