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goony en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

* From goon + -y. Also as a shortened form of gooney.

Meanings

  1. Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
  2. (slang) Silly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward.
    • After their prank was successful, the friends wore goony smiles on their faces for the rest of the day.
    • Sing a mumble-gumble song[…] Do a loony-goony dance / ’Cross the kitchen floor 1981, Shel Silverstein, “Put Something In”, in A Light in the Attic, Harper & Row:

Forms

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goonier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
more goony Degree=Cmp lexicographic
gooniest Degree=Sup lexicographic
most goony Degree=Sup lexicographic

goony en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

* From goon + -y. Also as a shortened form of gooney.

Meanings

  1. (informal) a goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person.
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of gooney (gooney bird, the black-footed albatross).
    alt of gooney

Forms

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goonies Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

gooney bird · goon · gooney · goonie