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gonnie
noun a stone or pebble. Compare brinnie, boondie2, gibber, goolie, ronnie, yonnie.
Contributor's comments: No no, a boondie is not a rock or a stone, it's...well...a boondie! Like a sandy ball that you throw at each other. Can't get hurt getting hit by a boondie, unless you get the sand in your eyes!!
Contributor's comments: I grew up in Qld & have never heard gonni used.
Contributor's comments: I grew up in Rockhampton in the 50s and 60s and gonnie was a very common name for stone, usually a bit bigger than a gibber.
Contributor's comments: I grew up in Mt Isa in NW Qld in the 1960s and gonnie was a common word for a rock at school, as in "peg a gonnie at those kids" or "I'm gonna chuck a gonnie on his roof."
Contributor's comments: rock, usually small enough to fit in one hand.(Mackay NQ): "We spent the afternoon throwing gonnies in the creek."
Contributor's comments: Commonly used by children in 50's/60's in Atherton T'lands area.