| 单词 | gooney bird |
| 释义 | gooney birdor goon·y bird[ goo-nee burd ] / ˈgu ni ˌbɜrd / nounany of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases. Slang. a foolish or awkward person or thing; goon. Also called goon·ey, goon·y . Origin of gooney birdFirst recorded in 1940–45; see origin at goon Words nearby gooney birdgoon bag, goonda, go one better, go one's way, gooney, gooney bird, goonies, go on line, go on record, goon squad, goop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gooney birdgooney bird / (ˈɡuːnɪ) / nounan informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes) Word Origin for gooney birdC19 gony (originally sailors' slang), probably from dialect gooney fool, of obscure origin; compare goon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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