# gooning

Pronunciation: say "GOO-ning" US /ˈɡunɪŋ/, UK /ˈɡuːnɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A form of masturbation in which a person holds off orgasm for a long time to reach a hypnotic, trance-like state, sometimes with the help of drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Masturbating for a long time without letting yourself finish, until you feel as if you are in a trance.
   - _On the forum, men described gooning sessions that stretched past six hours, with several screens of porn running while they held off orgasm._
   - _The researcher argued that gooning is less about reaching orgasm than about the hazy, almost hypnotic state that comes from putting it off._
3. The practice of forcibly taking a troubled teenager, at the parents' request and often at night, to a boot camp, wilderness program or similar residential facility, which critics liken to kidnapping. *(slang)*
   - Simple: When men hired by parents take a troubled teenager by force, often at night, to a strict school or camp.
   - _His parents paid for the gooning, and two strangers drove him to a wilderness program before dawn._
   - _Survivors of gooning are urging state lawmakers to license the companies that carry it out._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of goon. — present participle and gerund of goon
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of goon. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Instead of playing hockey, the visitors spent the third period gooning, starting a fight at every whistle._
   - _The transport company was sued for gooning teenagers from their beds in the middle of the night._

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