goody

¹

or good·ie

[ good-ee ]

noun

, plural good·ies.

1. Usually goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
2. something that causes delight or satisfaction:

   A record collector played some goodies for me on his phonograph.

interjection

1. good (used to express childish delight).

goody

²

[ good-ee ]

adjective

1. goody-goody.

goody

³

[ good-ee ]

noun

, plural good·ies.

1. Archaic. a polite term of address for a woman of humble social standing.

goody

¹

/ ˈɡʊdɪ /

interjection

1. a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval

noun

1. See goody-goody
   short for goody-goody
2. informal.
   the hero in a film, book, etc
3. See goodies
   something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eat See also goodies

goody

²

/ ˈɡʊdɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   a married woman of low rank: used as a title

   Goody Two-Shoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of goody¹

First recorded in 1740–50; good + -y ², as noun suffix

Origin of goody²

First recorded in 1805–15; apparently good + -y ², with attenuating or pejorative value, probably influenced by goody two shoes

Origin of goody³

First recorded in 1550–60; good(wife) + -y ²; hussy

Word History and Origins

Origin of goody¹

C16: shortened from goodwife

Example Sentences

As if this wasn’t enough for off-road enthusiasts, a Sasquatch package offers 35-inch monster tires, stiff shocks, a suspension-lift kit and other goodies for trail seekers.

From Washington Blade

Even better, if you order now, there’s a solid chance that the goodies will get to your loved ones in time for the 25th.

From Essence.com

A lot of the goodies that I make would not survive, so I don’t typically like to ship them.

From Washington Post

The Hummer will be a bit pricey at first with lots of standard goodies like a three motors that generate 1,000 horsepower for towing and hauling.

From Fortune

Hershey, for example, has reported that people buying goodies to eat themselves makes up nearly 50% of sales at Halloween.

From Fortune

Nevertheless, some emergency rooms are even offering Vicodin “goody bags” to improve their ratings.

From The Daily Beast

And now here we are, some of us anyway, looking back with syrupy nostalgia to the Sam Goody days!

From The Daily Beast

The goody-goody Jagger started becoming more like Richards and began calling himself “Mick.”

From The Daily Beast

It's probably a very tasteful goody bag for some very tasteful ladies.

From The Daily Beast

Obama and the goody-goody Democrats desperately want to believe the Republicans are capable of a compromise on health care.

From The Daily Beast

Goody Wallis has asked me to write to her, and I shall certainly do so at once, distinctly forbidding it.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, you dear old Goody Goody, she cried, springing to her feet and throwing her arms around Tessa.

From Project Gutenberg

You have here a triall of her fidelity, that Goody Busie-body vaunted of.

From Project Gutenberg

"Goody Oliver" was executed as a witch on November 16th, 1688.

From Project Gutenberg

One said contemptuously, "Oh, you're a goody-goody, parson!"

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• favor
• freebie
• gift
• giveaway
• handsel
• present
• prize
• swag