It's a slang word coined by Arsene Wenger to celebrate the 2003 invincibles season e.g. Thierry Henry is gooning to score 228 goals
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Gooning is to support London's Arsenal Football Club, whose supporters are known locally as gooners.
read theory https://gooncultist.substack.com/p/jerk-off-in-a-language-they-can't
I predicted that when the word “gooning” goes mainstream most people will think it just means “jerking off” and I still think this is the most likely outcome. Legibility confers high-level recognition but not empathy.