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goonishness

goonishness noun: the quality of being goonish.

Noun

goonishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being goonish.
    • Every four years, some of us fawn over Olympic hockey, a great event with bigger rinks, minimal goonishness and national pride in addition to the heightened skills of veritable all-star squads.2008 April 14, George Vecsey, “Flora and Fauna of Spring Hockey”, in New York Times

Origin of goonishness

From goonish + -ness.

Questions about goonishness

What does goonishness mean?
Goonishness means the quality of being goonish.
What part of speech is goonishness?
Goonishness is a noun.

Words near goonishness in the dictionary

  1. goonigger
  2. goonily
  3. gooning
  4. gooning out
  5. goonish
  6. goonishness
  7. goonism
  8. Gooniyandi
  9. goonjuice
  10. goonlike
  11. Goonoo Forest

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