Meanings
comparative goonier · comparative more goony · superlative gooniest · superlative most goony
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna variety of albatross with black feet
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
* From goon + -y. Also as a shortened form of gooney.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
goony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goony
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