gooney bird
/G UW1 N IY0 B ER0 D/noun
- 1
Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
- 2
A foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
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