'Hooning' is the latest obscure term confusing and delighting the internet
So, if you didn't know, Australia's car culture is pretty huge. Mad Max-esque, even.
And just like in Mad Max world, there's an odd-sounding name, especially granted to drivers who race up and down public streets like Furiosa, partaking in "burnouts," and "donuts."
They're called "hoons," and people are baffled by it.
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Queensland police set up a hotline in 2010 — aptly called 13 HOON — for the public to snitch on offenders who've been racing on their streets.
Queensland police has a dedicated hoon hotline, 13HOON, to which you can report hoons and counter hooning (you can also report hoons online) pic.twitter.com/NSBW61V5lI
— Elle Hunt (@mlle_elle) May 9, 2017
But the rest of the world can't believe "hooning" is an actual word. Australia is just weird like that.
Australians and their damned words pic.twitter.com/SXN3Ub0qOd
— Roqayah Chamseddine (@roqchams) May 9, 2017
Australia has instituted an anti fast and furious force
Also lmao counter hooning pic.twitter.com/INZ2d3rA2j— TAke a look y'all: (@edzitron) May 9, 2017
@edzitron [wipes tear from eye] Bless Australia each and every day for improving the internet and my vocabulary.
HOON— Funranium Labs (@funranium) May 9, 2017
— Elle Hunt (@mlle_elle) May 9, 2017
Queen Hooning In Public https://t.co/6Uy6HmPggo
— TAke a look y'all: (@edzitron) May 9, 2017
i finally broke down.
i googled to find out what "hooning" is instead of merely laughing at the word without context— parody image of che (@jpmeyer) May 10, 2017
I can't believe hooning is called that
— Brianne Worth (@brianneworth) May 9, 2017
Australians have other great words too — you'll just have to ask Twitter how to use them properly in a sentence.
(h/t Pedestrian.TV)
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