Associations to the word «Gooney»

Wiktionary

GOONEY, noun. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
GOONEY, noun. (slang) a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.
GOONEY BIRD, noun. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
GOONEY BIRD, noun. (slang) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.

Dictionary definition

GOONEY, noun. A variety of albatross with black feet.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King