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[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, it’s what Arsenal fans have been called long before other meanings. They’ve generally embraced its evolution with a smile.

[–] mumblerfish@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought they were called Gunners, or is that a reference to the tean itself only?

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Chapman’s eccentric character and love for a practical joke saw him being known as a ‘Gooner’, leading some to believe this to be the origin of the nickname.

That is the opposite of an explanation.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I took the Chapman bit to mean ‘gooner’ in the older “being a goon” sense: eccentric/fool/prankster, not that it was a fully separate formal nickname origin. But yeah, the article doesn’t really explain why Chapman was called that, so it’s more folklore than etymology. The better answer is probably that Gooners evolved as wordplay from Gunners.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah wasn't rhyming slang a big thing in London? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang. It's not really a rhyme, but the same kind a wordplay.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -1 points 3 weeks ago

One of the core tenets of our club

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The thing about Arsenal, is they always walk it in.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What was Wenger finkin, sending Walcott in

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep this is what happens when you assume your culture holds dominion over everybody else as well.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's a reasonable assumption when you're communicating with a domestic audience ... why tf should you stop using your own lingo just because people from an ocean away use the word differently?

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -2 points 3 weeks ago

And for much longer?

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago

Your going to loose your mind when you find out about the Goon Show 😂