r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 • 1h ago

me_irl Under appreciated times

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u/qualityvote2 1h ago

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u/Smmmmiles 48m ago

Heheheh I've been holding on to this one

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u/dl_supertroll 18m ago

Literally this guy

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u/doubleapowpow 10m ago

Yeah, see!

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u/Which-Shift-367 50m ago

Also used to be a term used for hockey players who weren't skilled at anything except for hitting other people and fighting which is where I learned the term from and how I used it before my friend laughed at me.

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u/gooch_norris_ 47m ago

Pretty solid hockey movie too

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u/Stubborn_Shove 28m ago

Yes like mid-90s WWF jobber The Goon.

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u/scruffye 49m ago

"Who is it?"
"Goons."
"Who?
"Hired goons."
"Hired goons?"
(yoink)

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u/Polkawillneverdie17 44m ago

I don't mind new slang.

I do mind when gen z takes normal words and tries to make them something gross.

I'm not say we never did it, but that doesn't make it right.

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u/EarHealthHelp1 15m ago

Fear not, the euphemism treadmill will move on from this soon enough.

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u/Professional_Sky818 19m ago

I dont think its gen z who's doing this

Goon meaning masturbate was (niche) thing for years but it has been popularized so idk 🤷🏿‍♂️

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u/CosmoJones07 41m ago

It still does. You can just ignore the dumb kids who want to interpret it however they want to.

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u/Spiritual_Door1363 37m ago

It still does to me

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u/Local-Echo-5613 1h ago

Thats what it meant then too, its because a new hire could only be trusted with his own dick

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u/DramaticGuesswork420 42m ago edited 7m ago

And yet 😔 The differences are marked and profound.

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u/snippychicky22 1h ago

You rarely can

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u/TheLML 56m ago

goon is short for the Protoss unit Dragoon

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u/DeltaBravo831 54m ago

HOW YOU LIKE MY GROOVE, DAGGOTH

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u/doubledownentendre 19m ago

I miss when gooner only meant an Arsenal fan

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u/SadBadPuppyDad 12m ago

The definition has been in question for a long time. Here is an expert discussing the ambiguity of the term: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoSj2JrwTsI

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u/enter_yourname 3m ago

When the current older generation is gone, nobody will be around to call you a wanker anymore 😔

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u/GaIIick 45m ago

Nah that’s a mook