Definition of "gooner"

I am likely both too repressed and too vanilla to ever be a gooner of any distinction, but the term speaks to the existence of a community of men for whom masturbation is a serious and important aspect of their sexuality.

2018 July 18, John Sherman, “Why Some Guys Like Jerking Off Together”, in BuzzFeed News‎, archived from the original on 2022-08-18

Instead, a gooner remains “deeply in the bliss of masturbation,” Christfister continues, submitting themselves to an unrelenting cycle of tease and denial.

2020 November 21, Michael Stahl, “The Psychedelic Science of 'Gooning' — Or Masturbating Into a Trance”, in MEL Magazine‎, archived from the original on 2022-07-03

By ruining orgasms along the way, a gooner can extend the overall length of their masturbation session.

2022 October 3, Lauren Beller, “G is for Gooning”, in Medium‎, archived from the original on 2022-12-22