I miss when goon meant entry level mafia employee

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mcqtom@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 21d (1 reply)

My dad's nickname since the 60s has been Goon, and it doesn't feel as cool as it once did...

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 21d

I train combat sports and Gen X still refers to mean-moves-that-work-fast as "gooning".

Cut to Me sitting next to a bunch of teenage boys when a female instructor says it and I had to give them all the stfu look.

infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 21d (1 reply)

Two good songs called Goon Squad that are still very good even after their titular implications have been shifted dramatically by the sands of society:

Deftones - Goon Squad

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Goon Squad

Bhaelfur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 21d

David Bowie has a song called Fashion, one of the lyrics is "we are the goon squad and we're coming to town, beep beep!"

gibmiser@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 21d (1 reply)

The term gooning makes me cringe so hard. Yall like looking like you are pathetic or powerless to resist someone else? Seems like a weird type of incel begging. Definitely seems like its people trying to normalize unhealthy obsession and cringy worshiping.

0ops@piefed.zip · 12 pts · 21d

Heh, that's funny I'm the opposite, the term cringe makes me goon so hard