gooney
[goo-nee]
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goony
or goon·ey
[goo-nee]
- Slang. stupid, foolish, or awkward: a goony smile on his face.
- Informal. of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
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- Slang. goon(def 2a).
- gooney bird.
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Origin of goony
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Examples from the Web for goonies
Contemporary Examples
I want to know when someone is going to make another movie like The Goonies.
Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our WorldMarlow Stern
January 22, 2014
A look at Fight Club, Goonies, and more infamous urinations on the big screen.
Screen credits include the film, Goonies, and television programs such as The Love Boat, and Dukes of Hazzard.
Historical Examples
We had for breakfast this morning some of the brown albatross or "goonies," as they call them.
The Last Cruise of the SaginawGeorge 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 AlaskaMay 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 SaginawGeorge H. Read