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gooney

[goo-nee]

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

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).

Origin of goony

Related formsgoon·i·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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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Marlow Stern
January 22, 2014
A look at Fight Club, Goonies, and more infamous urinations on the big screen.
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Anna Klassen
May 27, 2012
Screen credits include the film, Goonies, and television programs such as The Love Boat, and Dukes of Hazzard.
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Eliza Griswold
February 23, 2011

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