Keir Starmer raises eyebrows as he proudly declares himself a 'gooner' (www.aol.com)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 21:29
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Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 10 Jun 21:32 next collapse

Apparently that’s not the only thing he’s raising.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 10 Jun 21:34 next collapse

Hooligooner. Not to be confused with hula gooners. Totally different skirts.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 00:49 collapse

Ah I have wondered what the root of the nickname was, just not enough to look it up. I mostly figured it was a bastardization of Gunner

Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 10 Jun 22:19 next collapse

Arsenal fan?

9point6@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 22:52 next collapse

Bingo, he’s pretty open about being an arsenal fan

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 10 Jun 22:55 collapse

Arsehole with no fans.

LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works on 10 Jun 22:20 next collapse

Til what gooner means colloquially, in us and UK. Something different again in Australia if it’s still relevant today, even. Slang changes so quickly.

inari@piefed.zip on 11 Jun 05:12 collapse

What does it mean in Australia?

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 07:43 collapse

‘Gooner’ means exactly the same as everywhere else.

‘Goon’ is boxed wine.

Apocalypteroid@anarchist.nexus on 10 Jun 22:45 next collapse

I think he meant to say ‘goner’, no?

jobbies@lemmy.zip on 10 Jun 23:36 next collapse

That must’ve been a surprise for his wife and kids

muhyb@programming.dev on 11 Jun 02:46 next collapse

That’s not West Ham, it’s bloody Arsenal

fisch@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 05:52 next collapse

You do you, Starmer. 💪

backalleycoyote@lemmy.today on 11 Jun 13:18 next collapse

”The “DC Gooners” fans’ club is held at Franklin Hall, a sports pub in Cockburn’s hometown of Washington”

Hehe, cockburn.

teyrnon@sh.itjust.works on 11 Jun 13:29 next collapse

Ha ha, what a wanker. Probably a tosser too, probably getting buggered by the oligarchs as we speak. Go team! /s

QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 14:28 collapse

I just realized this isn’t c/lemmyshitpost XD