GOONEY

Meaning of GOONEY in English

also called Gooney Bird, any of certain albatrosses. See albatross.

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

GOONEY — or goony noun (plural ~s or goonies) Etymology: probably from English dialect ~ simpleton Date: 1895 black-footed albatross
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOONEY — noun also goo·ny or goo·nie ˈgünē ( plural gooneys also goonies ) Etymology: probably from English dialect gooney simpleton, variant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOONEY — /gooh"nee/ , adj., goonier, gooniest , n. , pl. gooneys, goonies . goony.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOONEY — or goo·ny ˈgü-nē ( plural gooneys or goonies ) Etymology: probably from English dialect gooney simpleton Date: 1895 : black-footed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOONEY — [goo.ney] or goo.ny n, pl gooneys or goonies [prob. fr. E dial. gooney (simpleton)] (1895): black-footed albatross; broadly: albatross
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOONEY — Variant: or goo · ny Pronunciation: ' gü-n ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural gooneys or goonies Etymology: probably from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GOONEY BIRD — /gooh"nee/ 1. any of several albatrosses, esp. the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOONEY BIRD — ■ noun informal, chiefly US an albatross. Origin C19: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOONEY-BIRD — (разговорное) черноногий альбатрос (военное) вертолет; легкий самолет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOONEY-BIRD — n 1. разг. черноногий альбатрос 2. воен. шутл. вертолёт; лёгкий самолёт
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOONEY BIRD — (n) вертолет; легкий самолет; черноногий альбатрос
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GOONY — noun see: gooney
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOONY — noun see gooney
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOONIE — noun see gooney
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOON — ˈgün noun ( -s ) Etymology: partly short for English dialect gooney simpleton, variant of gony, gawney; partly after Alice …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GONY — noun or go·ney ˈgōni, ˈgȯ- ( plural gonies or goneys ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. dialect chiefly Britain : booby …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : an albatross ( Diomedea nigripes ) of the Pacific that is chiefly blackish with dusky bill and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOONY — — goonily , adv. /gooh"nee/ , adj., goonier, gooniest , n. , pl. goonies . adj. 1. Slang. stupid, foolish, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOON — /goohn/ , n. 1. Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug. 2. Slang. a. a stupid, foolish, or awkward person. b. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOONY — see gooney
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOON — noun Etymology: probably short for English dialect gooney simpleton Date: 1921 1. : a stupid person 2. a. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS — noun Date: 1839 : an albatross ( Diomedea nigripes ) of the Pacific that is chiefly blackish with dusky bill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOON — [goon] n [prob. short for E dial. gooney (simpleton)] (1921) 1: a stupid person 2: a man hired to terrorize …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS — [black-foot.ed albatross] n (1839): an albatross (Diomedea nigripes) of the Pacific that is chiefly blackish with dusky bill and black …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALBATROSS — any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes). Because …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOON — / guːn; NAmE / noun ( informal ) 1. ( especially NAmE ) a criminal who is paid to frighten …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOON — goon /ɡuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Partly from gooney 'stupid person' (16-19 centuries) ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOON — n. sl. 1 a stupid or playful person. 2 esp. US a person hired by racketeers etc. to terrorize political …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOON — n. sl. 1 a stupid or playful person. 2 esp. US a person hired by racketeers etc. to terrorize political …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOON — n. sl. 1. a stupid or playful person. 2 esp. US a person hired by racketeers etc. to terrorize political …
Oxford English vocab
GOONY — = gooney-bird 1
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