Brand New Sentence

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Showcasing the brazen and nouveau in English communication.

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submitted 1 day ago by Wren@lemmy.today [M] to c/BrandNewSentence@lemmy.today

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[–] mcqtom@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 child)

My dad's nickname since the 60s has been Goon, and it doesn't feel as cool as it once did...

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago*

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.

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