goony
goony Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Foolish, awkward, or eccentric in appearance or behavior; resembling a goon.
"He made a goony face at the camera to make his younger sister laugh."
• noun
Any of several large, web-footed seabirds of the family Diomedeidae (the albatrosses), especially the black-footed albatross or Laysan albatross of the North Pacific, noted for their vast wingspans and awkward, waddling gait on land.
"The sailors watched a goony glide effortlessly over the ocean swells before making a clumsy landing on the deck."
A foolish, awkward, or gullible person; a simpleton.
"Stop acting like such a goony and pay attention to the instructions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the 16th century from the dialectal English word gony ('simpleton'), sailors later applied the term to the albatross because of the large seabird's clumsy, awkward movements on land and its apparent lack of fear around humans.