gooney bird

gooney bird
/gooh"nee/
1. any of several albatrosses, esp. the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
2. Slang. a foolish or awkward person or thing; goon.
Also, goony bird. Also called gooney, goony.
[1940-45; see GOON]

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