What is gooning? The slang term, explained

Gooning refers to the act of stimulating oneself sexually for a long period without coming to a climax to reach a trancelike state. The practice gained attention on social media sites in the late 2010s and into the 2020s before it saw a large spike of interest in 2024, with searches increasing by 314 percent from 2023.

Now people are talking about their "goon caves" and watching live-streamed content in which the streamers goon for hours in one of the more depraved trends of the modern era.