goonies

or goon·eys

[ goo-neez ]

/ ˈgu niz /

noun

plural of gooney.

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Words nearby goonies

goonda, go one better, go one's way, gooney, gooney bird, goonies, go on line, go on record, goon squad, goop, goopy

Example sentences from the Web for goonies

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 World|Marlow Stern|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A look at Fight Club, Goonies, and more infamous urinations on the big screen.
‘The Paperboy,’ ‘Austin Powers’ & More Film Pee Scenes (Videos)|Anna Klassen|May 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Screen credits include the film, Goonies, and television programs such as The Love Boat, and Dukes of Hazzard.
How the Somali Pirate Victims Became Martyrs|Eliza Griswold|February 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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

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