goonishness

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noun

The quality of being goonish.

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Meanings

noungoonishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being goonish.

    Every four years, some of us fawn over Olympic hockey, a great event with bigger rinks, minimal goonishness and national pride in addition to the heightened skills of veritable all-star squads.

    2008 April 14, George Vecsey, “Flora and Fauna of Spring Hockey”, in New York Times

Origin

From goonish + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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