goony
adjective, noun
goony is spelled G-O-O-N-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, goony means “Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in goony?
| Letters | 5: G-O-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is goony?
Goony appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce goony?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-goony.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of goony
- goonier comparative
- more goony comparative
- gooniest superlative
- most goony superlative
- goonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
- 2
slangSilly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward.
After their prank was successful, the friends wore goony smiles on their faces for the rest of the day.
noun
- 1
informala goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person.
- 2
Alternative form of gooney (gooney bird, the black-footed albatross).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).