Etymology

-goon

Today it means: to strive towards some action; similar to -maxx, but also implies misguidedness or foolishness Full definition →

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The story

From goon (verb), possibly referring to the masturbation sense or the “being a goon” sense, or both.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.