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Dictionary: good·y1   (gʊd'ē) pronunciation Informal.
interj.
Used to express delight.

n. also good·ie, pl., -ies.
Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat.


good·y2 (gʊd'ē) pronunciation
n. Archaic, pl., good·ies.
A goodwife.

[Shortening and alteration of GOODWIFE.]


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noun

    Something fine and delicious, especially a food: dainty, delicacy, morsel, tidbit, treat. See good/bad, ingestion.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: something considered choice to eat
  Synonyms: dainty, delicacy, kickshaw, treat


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Goody, Goodies or Goody's may refer to:

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Goody

  • Goody, an abbreviation of goodwife, a courtesy title of married women, formerly used where Misses (Mrs.) would be used today.
  • Goody (dessert) is an Irish pudding-like dish
  • Goody (brand) is a brand of hair styling products owned by Newell Rubbermaid
  • Goody (computer game), a platformer arcade game from 1987, for the original IBM PC, by Opera Soft
  • Goody or goodies, informal term for confectionery or candy
  • Goody or goodies, informal term for protagonist(s) or hero(es)

As a surname

As a first name, title or nickname

Goodies

Goody's

See also

  • Sam Goody, music and entertainment retailer in the United States
  • Goody Goody, a 1936 song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
  • The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, a children's story by an anonymous author, published in 1765
  • Goody Two-Shoes (song), a song by Adam Ant on the album Friend or Foe, 1982
  • Goodie Mob, a hip hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia. performing since 1995
  • Goodiepal (Gæoudjiparl), a Danish electronica musician/composer
  • Goudie, a surname of several notable people
  • Goudie (band), a Glam rock band from Austin, Texas fronted by Johnny Goudie, active 1997-2002
  • Goody-Go-Round, Garfield and Friends episode, series 2, 1989

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - gratis vareprøve
int. - alletiders!, fedt!, herligt!

idioms:

  • goody bag    pose med gratis vareprøver
  • goody two shoes    dydsmønster

2.
n. - slik, godter

Nederlands (Dutch)
goeie (held), lekkernij, Jippie!, moedertje (aanspreekvorm)

Français (French)
1.
n. - friandises (npl)
int. - chouette

idioms:

  • goody bag    sachet d'échantillons (pour inciter à la consommation)
  • goody two shoes    modèle de vertu, satisfait de soi

2.
n. - bonne femme (marque de politesse pour les femmes mariées de modeste condition) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Süßigkeit, Bonbon, Nascherei
int. - wie schön!, herrlich!, prima!

idioms:

  • goody bag    Werbegeschenk
  • goody two shoes    Tugendlamm

2.
n. - Mütterchen, (Am) Zimmerfrau (der Studenten der Universität Harvard

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - ωραία!
n. - καλούδι, γλύκισμα, υποκριτικά καθωσπρέπει, ο (καλός) ήρωας

idioms:

  • goody bag    σακούλα με ζαχαρωτά
  • goody two shoes    (καθομ.) φραγκοπαναγιά, σιγανοπαπαδιά

Italiano (Italian)
caramella, confetto

idioms:

  • goody bag    confezione omaggio
  • goody two shoes    troppo buono (negativo/ironico)

Português (Portuguese)
int. - Que bom!
n. - o herói (m) em um livro, filme, etc., mulher (f) casada de baixa extração

idioms:

  • goody bag    saco contendo muitas coisas boas
  • goody two shoes    alguém que tenta se comportar melhor que os outros

Русский (Russian)
паинька, ханжа, лакомство, приторно-сен- тиментальный, тетушка

idioms:

  • goody bag    упаковка с подарками
  • goody two shoes    чрезмерно благовоспитанный человек, человек-"чего изволите"

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dulce, golosina, cosa atractiva
int. - ¡qué bien!

idioms:

  • goody bag    paquete de sorpresas, bolsa de golosinas, bolsa de muestras para estimular el consumo
  • goody two shoes    heroína de cuento infantil, persona sumamente buena

2.
n. - santurrón, beato

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - mor, kära mor! (åld.), smaskens! alla tiders!
n. - godbit, hjälte (i film o.d.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 太好啦, 好吃的东西, 糖果, 伪善者, 吸引人的东西

idioms:

  • goody bag    礼品袋, 促销袋
  • goody two shoes    很乖很听话的人

2. 妇女, 老妇人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 婦女, 老婦人

2.
int. - 太好啦
n. - 好吃的東西, 糖果, 偽善者, 吸引人的東西

idioms:

  • goody bag    禮品袋, 促銷袋
  • goody two shoes    很乖很聽話的人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 위선자, 사이비 신자, 감상적인 선인
int. - 멋있다!, 굉장하다!

2.
n. - 아주머니, 사탕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 甘くておいしいもの, 菓子, 特別いいもの, うまいもの
int. - すごい, すてき

idioms:

  • goody bag    菓子袋
  • goody two shoes    潔癖な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) للتعبير عن الانبساط ( خاصه من قبل الاطفال) (الاسم) حلو, كعك, شيء طيب المذاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮עשר!, שיגעון!‬
n. - ‮ממתק, מיתמם, מתוק ורגשני, גיבור אהוב, קריאת הנאה ילדותית, מדושן-עונג‬
n. - ‮אישה קשישה ממעמד נמוך (מיושן)‬


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