As nouns the difference between gooney and goney
is that
gooney is any of several albatrosses, especially the
black-footed albatross (species: Diomedea nigripes) and the
Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases while
goney is alternative form of lang=en.
gooney
English
Alternative forms
* goonie
* goony
* gooney bird
Noun
(en-noun)
Any of several albatrosses, especially the , that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
(slang) a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.
See also
* goon goney
English
Noun
(
en noun)
* 1851 , Melville, Herman, Moby Dick
- But some time after, I learned that goney was some seaman's name for albatross.