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gooney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
gooney
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

gooneys (plural) goonies (plural) goonie (alternative) goony (alternative)

Derived Forms

goon

Synonyms

gooney bird black-footed albatross goonie goony diomedea nigripes

Questions

What does gooney mean?
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.

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