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Gooner¹

Where it comes from

A corruption of gunner, derived from the Arsenal coat of arms of a cannon.

noun Gooners

  1. alternative, slang Alternative form of Gunner

gooner²

  • /ˈɡuː.nə/ UK
  • /ˈɡu.nəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From goon (“to enter a trance-like state after masturbating and edging for a long period of time”) or -er.

noun gooners

  1. Internet An individual who practices gooning (a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time). I am likely both too repressed and too vanilla to ever be a gooner of any distinction, but the term speaks to the existence of a community of men for whom masturbation is a serious and important aspect of their sexuality.

    Similar: bator, edger

  2. broadly, derogatory An individual addicted to sexual or sexualized content. "nier automata is a gooner game" you have never played past ending a

gooner³

  • /ˈɡuː.nə/ UK
  • /ˈɡu.nəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

See Gooner.

noun gooners

  1. UK, slang Alternative letter-case form of Gooner (“someone connected with Arsenal Football Club”).

gooner⁴

  • /ˈɡuː.nə/ UK
  • /ˈɡu.nəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)

noun gooners

  1. US, ethnic, slur A Vietnamese person. During both offensive and defensive operations the grunts occasionally encountered Vietnamese civilians. The Vietnamese were almost always referred to in the most derogatory terms— gooks, gooners, zipper-heads or zips, slopes, dinks, and slant-eyes. In contrast to the last term, round-eyes designate

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"gooner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gooner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gooner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gooner

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"gooner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gooner.

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@misc{gooner_2026,
  title = {gooner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gooner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}