noun General Slang

goon bag

GOON BAG · noun · slang

The wine bladder inside a cask.

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The foil bladder of cheap cask wine, sometimes inflated and used as a pillow ('goon of fortune').

“They passed the goon bag around the campfire.”
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goon bag In A Sentence

They passed the goon bag around the campfire.

Origin & Usage

'Goon' (cheap wine) plus 'bag'.

Variants goon sackgoonbag

People Also Ask

What is a goon bag?

A goon bag is the foil bladder of cheap cask wine, removed from its box — an icon of Aussie budget drinking.

What does goon mean in Australia?

'Goon' is Australian slang for cheap cask (boxed) wine; the 'bag' is the silver bladder that holds it.

What is goon of fortune?

It's a drinking game where an emptied-and-refilled goon bag is pegged to a rotating clothesline; whoever it stops at has to drink.

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