goonie

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noun

Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.

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black-footed albatrossgooneygooney birdgoonyDiomedea nigripes
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Meanings

noungoonie (plural goonies)

plural goonies · alternative gooney · alternative gooney bird · alternative goony

  1. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
  2. slanga foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
  3. slanga henchman, a thug, a gangster, a goon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna variety of albatross with black feet

Similar
black-footed albatrossgooneygooney birdgoonyDiomedea nigripes
Broader
albatrossmollymawk
Also see
albatrossgooneygooney birdgoonywandering albatross

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

noogie
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APA

goonie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goonie

MLA

“goonie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goonie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goonie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goonie.

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