Definition of Goony

1. Noun. A variety of albatross with black feet.

Exact synonyms: Black-footed Albatross, Diomedea Nigripes, Gooney, Gooney Bird, Goonie
Generic synonyms: Albatross, Mollymawk
Group relationships: Genus Diomedea

Definition of Goony

1. Adjective. of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal. ¹

2. Adjective. (slang) silly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) a goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person. ¹

4. Noun. Alternate form of '''gooney''' (gooney bird, the black-footed albatross). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Goony

1. gooney [adj GOONIER, GOONIEST] - See also: gooney

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goony

goon squads
goon stick
goonda
goondas
gooney
gooney bird
gooneys
goonie
goonier
goonies
gooniest
goonishness
goonlike
goons
goony (current term)
goop
goopier
goopiest
goopily
goops
goopy
goor
goora nut
gooral
goorals
gooranut
gooranuts
gooroo
gooroos

Literary usage of Goony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"... CORRESPONDENCE. i Habits of the goony, and Notes on Variability of Birds' Songs. ... goony ..."

2. Bulletin by Fauquier Historical Society (Va.) (1921)
"... 1777, and is described in the conveyances which then passed, as lying between goony Run and Happy Creek in what is now Warren County.108 This tract was ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1863)
"... ing the title when she meets her friends the goony Browns. And so the hunting picnic cornes back to Rome." As a writer, Mr. Storj'a strong point is ..."

4. Roba di Roma by William Wetmore Story (1887)
"... him prince — emphasizing the title when she meets her friends the goony Browns. And so the hunting picnic comes back to Rome. ..."

5. Maryland's Influence Upon Land Cessions to the United States by Herbert Baxter Adams (1885)
"The proprietor divided part of his domain into manors, such as the Manor of Leeds, South Branch Manor, Patterson Creek Manor, Greenway Court Manor and goony ..."

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