gooney bird

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gooney bird

noun gooney birds · gooney · goonie · goony

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

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@misc{gooney_bird_2026,
  title = {gooney bird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gooney%20bird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}