goon
v.— «He criticized the NHL for allowing too much gooning.» —“St. Louis owner singles out Hospodar for gooning” by Jerry Zgoda Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) Mar. 2, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Carrie Ann and her cousin Danielle from Minneapolis, Minnesota, wonder about the pronunciation of the word rhetoric. Is the stress on the first syllable or the second? This is part of a complete episode.
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