Goin

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Goin has multiple meanings:

  • Goin' is commonly used as a contraction of the present participle "going", occasionally constructed without the apostrophe.
  • Internet slang for going, e.g. an email or Instant Message containing the word "Goin" sent to someone called Flopster should be interpreted as "Are you going to the Gym today Flopster?". Conversely, the reply "Goin where?" should be interpreted as "Yes, Mike, I am going to the Gym today. You needn't bother asking, if I wasn't going I would make explicit mention of it."
  • GOIN is an acronym for the Global Observation Information Network.
  • Coleman Jett and Olive Bown Goin are well known herpetologists. Works included their highly respected book "Introduction to Herpetology".
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