goody

¹ American  

[good-ee] / ˈgʊd i /

Or goodie

noun

plural

goodies

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.

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interjection

1. good (used to express childish delight).

goody ² American  

[good-ee] / ˈgʊd i /

adjective

1. goody-goody.

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goody ³ American  

[good-ee] / ˈgʊd i /

noun

plural

goodies

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

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goody ¹ British  

/ ˈɡʊdɪ /

interjection

1. a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval

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noun

1. short for goody-goody

2. informal the hero in a film, book, etc

3. something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eat See also goodies

goody ² British  

/ ˈɡʊdɪ /

noun

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

   Goody Two-Shoes

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Last week Morgan said the prime minister was only welcome to campaign with her in Wales if he brought "goodies", like announcements of new projects.

From BBC

As they walked away, Door grabbed two goody bags and handed one to Coal.

From Literature

These new goodies include no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, more generous income-tax refunds, higher childcare tax credits and deductions on interest payments for new car loans.

From MarketWatch

He said there were extra festive goodies at the food bank and 92 people recently sat down to an "absolutely brilliant" Christmas meal at St Paul's Centre with 20 volunteers on hand to help out.

From BBC

After dinner, I pass out little memento goodies such as honey, tea, candy or jams as party favors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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