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5.4BRAINROT SCOREGooner An internet label for a person tied to compulsive consumption of adult content, from the slang verb "goon". It is used derogatorily, and also mockingly or self-ironically in memes, often for anyone seen as excessively absorbed in sexualized content.
Origin:Wiktionary traces the slang sense to the verb "goon" plus the agent suffix -er and dates its citations from a July 18, 2018 BuzzFeed News article, through a 2020 MEL Magazine piece and a 2022 Medium post, to April 2024 posts on X using the derogatory sense and a November 2025 Harper's Magazine article. This entry makes no medical claims.
First Seen:2018-07-18 (BuzzFeed News use)
Peak Era:2024-2026
Aura Impact:-1 Aura (Mocking Label)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""The reply called him a gooner as a joke, and the thread piled on with memes.""
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