Gooney vs Puny - What's the difference?
gooney | puny |
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.
(obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
(obsolete) A younger person.
*, II.12:
(obsolete) A beginner, a novice.
(archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.
Of inferior size, strength or significance.
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* Keble
As nouns the difference between gooney and puny
is that gooney is any of several albatrosses, especially the , that dwell primarily on islands in the pacific ocean, often near naval bases while puny is (obsolete) a new pupil at a school etc; a junior student.As an adjective puny is
of inferior size, strength or significance.gooney
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Alternative forms
* goonie * goony * gooney birdNoun
(en-noun)See also
* goonpuny
English
Noun
(punies)- a law that the eldest or first borne child shall succeed and inherit all: where nothing at all is reserved for Punies , but obedience.
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Adjective
(er)- A puny subject strikes at thy great glory.
- Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed.