gooney

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gooney

noun gooneys · goonies · goonie · goony

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.
Similar: gooney bird
slang a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.

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@misc{gooney_2026,
  title = {gooney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gooney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}