English
goody
see also: Goody
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡʊdi/
Interjection
  1. (informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
Noun

goody (plural goodies)

  1. (informal) A small amount of something good to eat.
  2. (informal) Any small, usually free, item.
  3. (Ireland) Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
  4. (obsolete) goodwife, a 17th-century puritan honorific.
  5. (informal) Alternative form of goodie#English|goodie (“hero, good character in a story”)
  6. An American fish, the lafayette or spot.
Adjective

goody

  1. Synonym of goody-goody#English|goody-goody (“mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious”)
Goody
Proper noun
  1. Surname
Proper noun
  1. A unisex given name


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