Irgun

[ir-goon] Origin

Ir·gun

[ir-goon]
noun
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
Ir·gun·ist, noun
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Irgun is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

Irgun
militant Zionist organization, 1946, from Mod.Heb., lit. "organization," in full Irgun Zvai Leumi "national military organization."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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