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Silly?

Posted by Rube on April 08, 2004

In Reply to: Goon it up posted by Bruce Kahl on April 05, 2004

"Hearing this phrase, I would say it means to act silly."

I have no counter theory to offer, but since "goon" is always a perjorative, meaning a large nasty person, I fail to see how "gooning it up" couold mean being silly.

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