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goony bird

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gooney bird

[goo-nee]
–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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