Is a gooner the same thing as a wanker?
from Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 00:00
https://sh.itjust.works/post/45861746

Is it like the same thing but newer?

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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 00:06 next collapse

Gooner is more submissive.

themeatbridge@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 01:27 next collapse

Isn’t that a simp?

4am@lemmy.zip on 12 Sep 02:15 collapse

Gooner is more obsessive.

Perspectivist@feddit.uk on 12 Sep 03:24 next collapse

No. It describes a person whose much more obsessed about it.

bryndos@fedia.io on 12 Sep 06:33 next collapse

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"

cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Sep 12:33 next collapse

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.

Venator@lemmy.nz on 13 Sep 20:12 collapse

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.

Neekaneeka@lemmynsfw.com on 12 Sep 14:11 collapse

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!