definitions

goody

1

or good·ie

[ goo d-ee ]
/ ˈgʊd i /
Informal.
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noun, plural good·ies.

Usually goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
something that causes delight or satisfaction: A record collector played some goodies for me on his phonograph.

interjection

good (used to express childish delight).

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Nearby words

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Origin of goody

1
1750–60; good + -y2, as noun suffix

Definition for goody (2 of 3)

goody

2
[ goo d-ee ]
/ ˈgʊd i /

adjective

goody-goody.

Origin of goody

2
1805–15; apparently good + -y2, with attenuating or pejorative value, probably influenced by goody two shoes

Definition for goody (3 of 3)

goody

3
[ goo d-ee ]
/ ˈgʊd i /

noun, plural good·ies.

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

Origin of goody

3
1550–60; good(wife) + -y2; cf. hussy
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British Dictionary definitions for goody (1 of 2)

goody

1
/ (ˈɡʊdɪ) /

interjection

a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval

noun plural goodies

short for goody-goody
informal the hero in a film, book, etc
something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eatSee also goodies

British Dictionary definitions for goody (2 of 2)

goody

2
/ (ˈɡʊdɪ) /

noun plural goodies

archaic, or literary a married woman of low rank: used as a titleGoody Two-Shoes

Word Origin for goody

C16: shortened from goodwife
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Word Origin and History for goody

goody

n.

also goodie, "something tasty," 1745, from good (adj.) + -y (2); adj. use for "sentimentally proper" is 1830 (especially in reduplicated form goody-goody, 1871). As an exclamation of pleasure, by 1796. Goody also used since 1550s as a shortened form of goodwife, a term of civility applied to a married woman in humble life; hence Goody Two-shoes, name of heroine in 1760s children's story who exulted upon acquiring a second shoe.

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