goonie

English

Alternative forms

• gooney
• gooney bird
• goony

Pronunciation

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Noun

goonie (plural goonies)

1. 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.
2. (slang) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
3. (slang) a henchman, a thug, a gangster, a goon.

See also

• goon

Anagrams

• noogie