Is it like the same thing but newer?
No. It describes a person whose much more obsessed about it.
As an older guy who struggles with slang… I’ve seen it used by guys and gals alike, but sometimes it seems to be the girl equivalent of wanker.
Worth noting that wanker is predominantly a British phrase that refers to a masturbatory act but generally refers to a person who lacks certain social graces. Like a jerk. I like saying aho in Japanese — same thing. But wanker has a class all its own, along with most British slang. You get it or you don’t.
My current understanding of the term gooner is that it means “porn addict” of any sex, gender, identification, or orientation. And while gooning does seem to refer to the masturbatory act, it seems to specify while porn is being watched or otherwise consumed.
To add to your argument: if someone said someone is a wanker, without further context I’d assume they mean they’re an asshole. But if someone called someone a gooner, I’d know immediately that they’re referring to someone obsessed with masturbation.
Gooner is more submissive.
Gooner is more obsessive.
Isn’t that a simp?
I’m not old enough to get the full connotations of wanker. But my understanding of gooner is a brainrot version of obsessive escapist self pleasurer.
Masturbating to numb yourself, enjoying the process, don’t cum (as it would give pause), just goon, give in to the hunt for pleasure, let it consume you, let everything else go, just goon, be the gooner… etc.
The way I encounter it there’s also a tint of self destructive dissonance to it, where the gooner is aware that gooning is self destructive and should be doing it harder to escape those thoughts. Sometimes there’s also a humiliation or power play on that same theme, although mostly in already related settings (femdom, sissyfication, humiliation typically)
Can be a fun edge to explore in bdsm play tbh, many layers to pick apart with a lot of emotional stress in between, and easily sexualised. Ripe for release!
Well it means Arsenal FC supporter. So there’s certainly an overlap, but there are many other wankers out there. I mean there’s all the other types of football fans for a start, for example there’s a bunch for whom this type of thing would perfectly normal, habitual even:
“My condolences on you recent bereavement. Sincerely, A.F. Wanker COYS”
