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05-10-2017, 06:58 AM
'Hooning' is the latest obscure term confusing and delighting the internet
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So, if you didn't k**w, Australia's car culture is pretty hugeMad 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 "bur**uts," 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 (https://t.co/NSBW61V5lI)
— Elle Hunt (@mlle_elle) May 9, 2017 (https://twitter.com/mlle_elle/status/861776902792462336) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/hooning-word-australia-real/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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So, if you didn't k**w, Australia's car culture is pretty hugeMad 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 "bur**uts," and "donuts."
They're called "hoons," and people are baffled by it.
SEE ALSO: 'That was a *****er!': Aussies should voiceover all amazing meteor shower videos TBH (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/meteor-shower-video-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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 (https://t.co/NSBW61V5lI)
— Elle Hunt (@mlle_elle) May 9, 2017 (https://twitter.com/mlle_elle/status/861776902792462336) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/hooning-word-australia-real/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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