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goonies

or goon·eys

[ goo-neez ]

/ ˈgu niz /

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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

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How to use goonies in a sentence

I want to know when someone is going to make another movie like The Goonies.
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A look at Fight Club, Goonies, and more infamous urinations on the big screen.
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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