goon cave

English

Etymology

From goon (“to enter a trance-like state after masturbating and edging for a long period of time”) + cave (“a place of retreat”). Mainly associated with the r/GoonCaves subreddit, created on May 23, 2019.

Noun

goon cave (plural goon caves)

1. (Internet slang) An area or room dedicated to long masturbation sessions ("gooning"), often featuring a multimonitor setup showing multiple pornographic films simultaneously.
   • 2020 November 10, Michael Stahl, “The Psychedelic Science of 'Gooning' — Or Masturbating Into a Trance”, in MEL Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-07-30:

     The gooner's effort to enter this headspace may include "goon caves," which are multi-screen setups splaying a variety of porn. Most number three or four screens, but among the more elaborate constructs, proudly posted to r/GoonCaves by StayHard8, is a nine-screen monolith. […] Today, Marshall spends at least an hour or two per day — and up to five or six hours on his days off from work — gooning. His goon cave boasts six or seven screens, and he calls the activity a manifestation of "endless self-pleasure."

   • 2022 January 23, Jarryd Bartle, “For the fellas”, in The Critic‎^[2], London: Locomotive 6960 Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-03:

     All meat diets, semen retention regimes and goon caves — the perennial question "are men ok?" is not an unreasonable one, with the latest book by Nina Power seeking to empathetically understand the current state of masculinity.

   • 2023 March 13, Samantha Cole, “Enter the Goon Cave, Where Porn and Masturbation Is All That Exists”, in VICE‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-06-13:

     His is one example of a goon cave, a dedicated, often elaborate and thoughtfully-constructed setup for viewing porn for hours, even days, at a time. Gooners and their caves have existed for years, but their community has exploded in recent years—and with it, content creators who are working to meet their needs.

Related terms

• goon
• gooner
• gooning

 

Further reading

• “Gooning / Goon Cave”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007