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My dad's nickname since the 60s has been Goon, and it doesn't feel as cool as it once did...
I train combat sports and Gen X still refers to mean-moves-that-work-fast as "gooning".
Cut to Me sitting next to a bunch of teenage boys when a female instructor says it and I had to give them all the stfu look.