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Very, as in I'll go when I'm good and ready, or Mike was good and mad at Tom. This phrase is used to intensify the words that follow. [Colloquial; early 1800s]
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Words nearby good and
gooby, Gooch, good, good afternoon, Goodall, good and, good around, good behavior, Good Book, good buddy, goodbye
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