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gooner.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡuː.nə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡu.nəɹ/General-American
  1. An individual who practices gooning (a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time).

    Internet
  2. An individual addicted to sexual or sexualized content.

    broadly · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon? English goon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gooner From goon (“to enter a trance-like state after masturbating and edging for a long period of time”) or -er.

noun/ˈɡuː.nə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡu.nəɹ/General-American
  1. A Vietnamese person.

    US · ethnic · slur
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gooner From goon + -er.

noun/ˈɡuː.nə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡu.nəɹ/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gooner (“someone connected with Arsenal Football Club”).

    UK · alt-of · slang
Where this word comes from

See Gooner.

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