Up until very recently, “goon” meant something different and had no sexual connotation whatsoever. I’m still a little hazy on what “goon” has turned into, and why.
this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2024
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Not that recently, urban dictionary has a post from 2006 that defines goon as a chronic masturbater or as the act of masturbation.
Wow, history right before our eyes.
Less than 20 years is pretty recently. I have t-shirts older than the new use of “goon.”
Less than 20 years is pretty recently
In what world?! Even if you're 50 years old, that's still almost half of your entire life.
For your edification: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eUEIczekP2c
Wow, so Something Awful was being very prescient 20 years ago when they came up with the name for their cooking forum.
I was thinking of this remix as soon as I saw someone asking for a definition. It’s the best.
From specific characters in Popeye comics to a general "someone's thugs" to chronic masturbation. Quite an unexpected ride for the meaning of a word.
Poor The Goonies
There's a whole section of pornhub dedicated to it, if you get bored
You WILL goon with da spoon and you WILL like it
I fucking love this movie so much.
For 6 bucks? I can goon with a spoon for free lmao
You might want to stay away from any Australian wine that’s packaged in a plastic bag then.
The ice cream you can never finish.
why is no one yelling
But it is so RICH and CREAMY!
It’s licensed by and nicknamed after the rapper E-40.
Excuse me sir, do you have a licence and registration for that ice cream?