gooner

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuː.nə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.nəɹ/

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• Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: goon‧er

See Gooner.

gooner (plural gooners)

1. (British, footballing slang) Alternative letter-case form of Gooner.

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

gooner (plural gooners) (Internet slang)

1. An individual who practices gooning (a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time).

   Coordinate term: goonette (female)

   • 2018 July 18, John Sherman, “Why Some Guys Like Jerking Off Together”, in BuzzFeed News‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 August 2022:

     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.

   • 2020 November 21, Michael Stahl, “The Psychedelic Science of 'Gooning' — Or Masturbating Into a Trance”, in MEL Magazine‎^[2], archived from the original on 3 July 2022:

     Instead, a gooner remains “deeply in the bliss of masturbation,” Christfister continues, submitting themselves to an unrelenting cycle of tease and denial.

   • 2022 October 3, Lauren Beller, “G is for Gooning”, in Medium‎^[3], archived from the original on 22 December 2022:

     By ruining orgasms along the way, a gooner can extend the overall length of their masturbation session.

2. (by extension, derogatory) An individual addicted to sexual or sexualized content.
   • 2024 April 3, @NiroOfBhaal, Twitter‎^[4]:

     "nier automata is a gooner game" you have never played past ending a

   • 2024 April 24, @Primekelly414, Twitter‎^[5]:

     This designs really good when you don’t have a gooner in your ear telling you how much they wanna fuck it

   • 2024 April 28, @bratti_xx, Twitter‎^[6]:

     when you're childproofing a gooner's phone, remember to block apps like shein, youtube and amazon. they'll go desperately searching for underwear reviews or bra ads just to see an inch of the female form.