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gooney en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes) and the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
  2. (slang) a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.

Forms

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goony alternative lexicographic
goonies Number=Plur lexicographic
gooneys Number=Plur lexicographic
goonie alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

goon

Synonyms

gooney bird