DCHP-3

bargoon

DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — Ontario, slang, informal, urban culture

a bargain.

Type: 1. Origin — This colloquial expression is almost exclusively Canadian (see Chart 1). It is sometimes said to have been popularized by hockey player Eddie Shack (see, e.g. the 1988 quotation). In Canada, bargoon appears to be most frequently used in Ontario (see Chart 2).
See also COD-2, s.v. "bargoon", which is marked "Cdn".

Quotations

1975
"Yep," he drawls, not relating to anything in particular, "it's a real bargoon."
1988
"And I wanted the name to say we're a discount store. I always liked the way Eddie Shack talked about getting a good bargoon, so that's the name I went with."
1999
"The first few days, everyone will be flocking into Eaton's, looking for that perceived bargoon," said Sal Liotta, a Toronto-area consultant who works with suppliers on insolvency matters. "At the end, what's left will mainly be junk."
2002
The correspondence course - now also available on CD - costs $550 but Novak calls it "a bargoon," covering an array of topics, including how capital markets work, understanding financial statements and building an investment portfolio.
2010
It will be the remains of some hapless husband who took a wrong turn in his search for a bargoon sofa, a steal at $150.

References

  • COD-2

Images

Manually Corrected Internet Domain Search, 29 Oct. 2013

Manually Corrected Internet Domain Search, 29 Oct. 2013

Chart 2: Regional Domain Search, 5 Nov. 2013

Chart 2: Regional Domain Search, 5 Nov. 2013