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[–] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago

It's a psy-op to protect the goons that are detaining innocents on American streets.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (5 children)

'Goon' still means Henchman.

Don't let the vapid famewhore influencerati dictate language changes. Laugh at their obvious inability and keep being you.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 5 points 2 days ago

Vapid famewhore influencerati

Are you trying to dictate language changes? I laugh at your obvious inability

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I guess we can still use 'mooks' for that.

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[–] halfapage@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

hello I do data entry in the mafia

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 6 points 2 days ago

I actually lol'd

[–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

For real, why can't these people just make up their own words?

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ahh when goon was short for flagon or flagoon! Cheap wine was the go!

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[–] minfapper@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

From what I gather, it seems to mean something similar to what we civilized folk once called edging

[–] TheBlindPew@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'm pretty sure that gooning doesn't refer to edging but simply to masturbaiting to completion, often multiple times a day

[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago

So... Normal behaviour?

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)
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It means all the above shit in this thread including the one that started it. Words can have more than one meaning. I think the argument is what the connotation has become.

[–] crzydreams0486@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a Gen-Xer I can attest that up until two weeks ago I was very much so misunderstanding "gooning". Once again, porn saves the day.

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[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

I occasionally throw it in like that to keep things fun at work.

If they don't deliver the server I think we should send hired goons over.

Don't worry, just send that to the goons in implementation.

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