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gooney bird

  [goo-nee]
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–noun
1. any of several albatrosses, esp. the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
2. Slang. a foolish or awkward person or thing; goon.
Also, goony bird.
Also called gooney, goony.

Origin:
1940–45; see goon
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Fly a Classic DC-3
Sit left seat in a Douglas DC-3. Fly a Gooney Bird over Atlanta.
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goo·ney also goo·ny   (gōō'nē)   
n.   pl. goo·neys also goo·nies
An albatross, especially the black-footed albatross. Also called gooney bird.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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