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goon⋅y

[goo-nee] adjective, goon⋅i⋅er, goon⋅i⋅est, noun, plural goon⋅ies.
–adjective
1. Slang. stupid, foolish, or awkward: a goony smile on his face.
2. Informal. of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
–noun
3. Slang. goon (def. 2a).
4. gooney bird.
Also, gooney.


Origin:
goon + -y 1


goon⋅i⋅ly, adverb

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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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.]
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