goon
nounInformal
A Australian English slang term. Browse all Australian slang.
What it means
Cheap boxed wine — specifically the silver foil bladder inside the box. Inseparable from Australian student culture.
In use
We could only afford goon that year.
Someone's put the goon in the freezer.
Where it comes from
Probably from flagon, clipped and reshaped. The bladder-shaped bag gave rise to a whole vocabulary of its own, including goon sack and goon of fortune.