I think this is made from an exceptionally hard wood. It looks a lot like walnut or pecan. I would be concerned about cutting across the grain with a powered saw causing chipping and ruining the piece. I think I would repair the current joint and add a center leg or probably a leg on both sides to support that joint.
Not that recently, urban dictionary has a post from 2006 that defines goon as a chronic masturbater or as the act of masturbation.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goon