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- noun Plural form of
Gooner .
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Examples
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The video will probably do something to raise awareness - some younger fans may use the word to refer to Tottenham fans 'as an insult' in the same way some fans refer to 'Gooners' as an insult, without realising the real/original meaning of the word and thus the offence it can cause to Jewish spurs fans / Jewish fellow fans / non-football fans.
The Guardian World News Anna Kessel 2011
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David Goldblatt: Interesting. . . what do you mean by chanting "Gooners"?
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David Goldblatt: Interesting. . . what do you mean by chanting "Gooners"?
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David Goldblatt: Interesting. . . what do you mean by chanting "Gooners"?
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But Gooners can be forgiven for greeting this news with a shrug.
Stan Kroenke's offer makes no mention of fate of Arsenal's cash 2011
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If the Gooners could escape with a 3-1 defeat tonight, that would be a great result under the circumstances.59 min: Good lord.
AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal – as it happened | Barry Glendenning 2012
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While we're not suggesting for a moment that any of the roistering Gooners pictured above were misbehaving this afternoon having fun before a football match hasn't been outlawed ... yet, reports from Milan earlier this afternoon told of drunken Arsenal fans chasing a couple of rival supporters into the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and subsequently throwing cans and bottles at police.
AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal – as it happened | Barry Glendenning 2012
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I was always amused at Arsenal – who are not my team but I try to go when Spurs are away – to hear Gooners shouting for Paddy and Bobby, who turned out to be Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires, French players whom they Anglicised, Goonerised and generally adored, as long as they wore an Arsenal shirt and did the business.
It's the new Premier League season – and as a fan, I could not be more fed up 2010
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Tottenham winning 4-1 against Bolton, Newcastle losing at Wigan and the Gooners losing to Chelsea in the Carling Cup equals a happy day all round for the Whites.
A good day for Spurs Tracey Crouch 2007
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Tottenham winning 4-1 against Bolton, Newcastle losing at Wigan and the Gooners losing to Chelsea in the Carling Cup equals a happy day all round for the Whites.
Archive 2007-02-01 Tracey Crouch 2007
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