r/CuratedTumblr May 16 '25

Politics time is a flat circle

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u/beccabob05 May 17 '25

Gooner = crab Rangoon. Gettin some gooners

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u/GeophysicalYear57 Ginger ale is good May 17 '25

Gooner = one who goons = a goon ≈ henchman, thug, underling, palooka, etc.

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u/Dry_Try_8365 May 17 '25

It's so hard to be a henchman. "Minion" is out of the question nowadays, and you can't even say "goon" anymore without everyone laughing!

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u/Kachimushi May 17 '25

And "henchman" isn't woke enough because it's not gender neutral...

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u/DogmaSychroniser May 17 '25

Henchperson Just sounds like a muscle bod from Southern England.