gooney

[goo-nee]

adjective, goon·i·er, goon·i·est, noun, plural goon·eys, goon·ies.

goony.

goony

or goon·ey

[goo-nee]

adjective, goon·i·er, goon·i·est.

Slang. stupid, foolish, or awkward: a goony smile on his face.
Informal. of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.

noun, plural goon·ies.

Slang. goon(def 2a).
gooney bird.

Origin of goony

Related formsgoon·i·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for goonies

Contemporary Examples of goonies

I want to know when someone is going to make another movie like The Goonies.
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Screen credits include the film, Goonies, and television programs such as The Love Boat, and Dukes of Hazzard.
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Historical Examples of goonies

We had for breakfast this morning some of the brown albatross or "goonies," as they call them.
The Last Cruise of the Saginaw
George H. Read
Seagulls and goonies had followed in the wake of our ship, and rested themselves each day aloft in the rigging.
A Woman who went to Alaska
May Kellogg Sullivan
The "goonies" also are easy to capture, although they are large and strong and a blow from the wing would break a man's limb.
The Last Cruise of the Saginaw
George H. Read