gooney bird
Noun
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Noun
gooney bird (plural gooney birds)
- 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.
- (slang) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
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