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This stupid new slang meaning for the word can fuck off.

Agreed. I've been replaying Space Pirates and Zombies, and all of the crew are called goons. Something Awful's forum posters were called goons. Watch any TV cartoon from even 15-20 years ago, and the villain probably has a workforce of goons.

I don't mind repurposing old words, but you got to give it more time to go out of style.

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2026
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