goony

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adjective

Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.

“After their prank was successful, the friends wore goony smiles on their faces for the rest of the day.”

Similar
black-footed albatrossgooneygooney birdgoonieDiomedea nigripes
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Meanings

adjectivegoony (comparative goonier or more goony, superlative gooniest or most goony)

comparative goonier · comparative more goony · superlative gooniest · superlative most goony

  1. Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
  2. slangSilly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward.

    After their prank was successful, the friends wore goony smiles on their faces for the rest of the day.

    1 more example

    Sing a mumble-gumble song[…] Do a loony-goony dance / ’Cross the kitchen floor

    1981, Shel Silverstein, “Put Something In”, in A Light in the Attic, Harper & Row
noungoony (plural goonies)

plural goonies

  1. informala goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of gooney (gooney bird, the black-footed albatross).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna variety of albatross with black feet

Similar
black-footed albatrossgooneygooney birdgoonieDiomedea nigripes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

* From goon + -y. Also as a shortened form of gooney.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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