goody

or good·ie

[ good-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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Origin of goody

First recorded in 1740–50; good + -y², as noun suffix

Words nearby goody

goodwilly, Goodwin Sands, Goodwood, good word, good works, goody, Goodyear, goody-goody, goody two shoes, gooey, goof

Other definitions for goody (2 of 3)

goody²

[ good-ee ]

/ ˈgʊd i /

adjective

goody-goody.

Origin of goody

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

Other definitions for goody (3 of 3)

goody³

[ good-ee ]

/ ˈgʊd i /

noun, plural good·ies.

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

Origin of goody

First recorded in 1550–60; good(wife) + -y²; cf. hussy

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How to use goody in a sentence

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.
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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.
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A lot of the goodies that I make would not survive, so I don’t typically like to ship them.
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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.
An electric Hummer? Battery-powered trucks head to showrooms|Verne Kopytoff|October 21, 2020|Fortune

Hershey, for example, has reported that people buying goodies to eat themselves makes up nearly 50% of sales at Halloween.
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Nevertheless, some emergency rooms are even offering Vicodin “goody bags” to improve their ratings.
You Can't Yelp Your Doctor|Daniela Drake|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now here we are, some of us anyway, looking back with syrupy nostalgia to the Sam Goody days!
Comedy Is His Calling: The Brilliance of Billy Crystal|Tom Shales|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The goody-goody Jagger started becoming more like Richards and began calling himself “Mick.”
Speed Read: 11 Juiciest Bits From Philip Norman’s Biography of Mick Jagger|The Daily Beast|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It's probably a very tasteful goody bag for some very tasteful ladies.
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Obama and the goody-goody Democrats desperately want to believe the Republicans are capable of a compromise on health care.
Sept. 15: D-Day for Health Care|Paul Begala|August 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Goody Wallis has asked me to write to her, and I shall certainly do so at once, distinctly forbidding it.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Oh, you dear old Goody Goody, she cried, springing to her feet and throwing her arms around Tessa.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
You have here a triall of her fidelity, that Goody Busie-body vaunted of.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)|A. Marsh
"Goody Oliver" was executed as a witch on November 16th, 1688.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
One said contemptuously, "Oh, you're a goody-goody, parson!"
The Transformation of Job|Frederick Vining Fisher

British Dictionary definitions for goody (1 of 2)

goody¹

/ (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)

goody²

/ (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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goody

or good·ie

Origin of goody

Words nearby goody

Other definitions for goody (2 of 3)

Origin of goody

Other definitions for goody (3 of 3)

Origin of goody

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How to use goody in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for goody (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for goody (2 of 2)

Word Origin for goody