Grumpy
Old Opinionated Man. Invented by
Rob Baillieu during the successful Independent campaign for Dr Monique Ryan in the Australian federal seat of Kooyong
2022.
Goom was used to describe the typically older, aggressive, and at time sexist
men that would harass female volunteers and the candidate with unsolicited and unhelpful opinions.
It has since spread into Australian corporate, social, and political vernacular