English Explanatory Dictionary

goony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
  2. Silly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward.
noun
  1. a goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person.
  2. Alternative form of gooney (gooney bird, the black-footed albatross).

Pronunciation

En-au-goony.ogg

Word forms

goony goonier more goony gooniest most goony goonies

Etymology

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

Related words

goon goonie gooney gooney bird
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary