Etymology

gooner

goon·er
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Today it means: An individual who practices gooning (a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time). Full definition →

English goon ← Middle English gone? ← Old English guma
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gooner · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  4. Proto-Germanic*gumô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*gumō
  6. Old Englishguma
  7. Middle Englishgone?
  8. Englishgooney
  9. Englishgoon?
  10. Englishgoon
  11. English todaygooner

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

gooner · noun2

See Gooner.

gooner · noun3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  4. Proto-Germanic*gumô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*gumō
  6. Old Englishguma
  7. Middle Englishgone?
  8. Englishgooney
  9. Englishgoon
  10. English todaygooner

From goon + -er.

Gooner · noun4

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

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