Elite gooner comes from modern internet slang where gooner is used ironically for someone portrayed as excessively devoted to a fandom, hobby, or online joke. The elite prefix turns the label into a mock ranking, similar to how users award fake titles in comments and edits. Short reaction clips like this spread through soundboards and short form video because they work without context and can be reused as a quick label. Its popularity rests on that shared slang understanding rather than a single known scene, film, or creator.