goody
A small amount of something good to eatA small amount of something good to eat.
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» The next song is an oldie but a goodie.
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Examples
10 sentencesThe next song is an oldie but a goodie.
Tom is a goody-two-shoes.
Том — пай-хлопчик. — deniko
deTom ist ein Tugendbold. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a goody two shoes.
Том — пай-хлопчик. — deniko
deTom ist ein Tugendbold. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
6 senses(informal)A small amount of something good to eat.
Leckerbissen, etwas Leckeres, Süßigkeit
ла́комствоlákomstvo, вкусня́шкаvkusnjáška
(informal)Any small, usually free, item.
(Ireland)Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
More meanings 3
(colloquial)That which is good, the good part of something, which one desires to extract or use up.
An American fish, the lafayette or spot.
(obsolete)Goodwife, a 17th-century Puritan honorific for an adult woman.
- something considered choice to eat
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Clipping of goodwife + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare hussy fProto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Clipping of goodwife + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare hussy from housewife, the obsolete pronunciation /ˈmɪdɪf/ of midwife, and less directly, missus from mistress.
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Forms
plural: goodiesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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