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gooneys

gooneys is the plural of gooney.

Meaning of gooney

Noun

gooney (plural gooneys or goonies)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    gooney bird
  2. (slang) a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.

Questions about gooneys

What is gooneys the plural of?
Gooneys is the plural of gooney.

Words near gooneys in the dictionary

  1. goonettes
  2. gooney
  3. gooney bird
  4. gooney birds
  5. gooneybird
  6. gooneys
  7. goonfic
  8. goonfics
  9. Goongerah
  10. Goonhavern
  11. goonie

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