Definitions for goody
ˈgʊd igoody

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treatnoun

   something considered choice to eat

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goodynoun

   A small amount of something good to eat.

2. goodynoun

   Any small, usually free, item.

3. goodynoun

   shortening of goodwife, a 17th century puritan honorific.

4. goodynoun

   protagonist or hero

5. goodyinterjection

   Used to indicate pleasure or delight.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goodynoun

   A low term of civility used to mean persons.

   Etymology: corrupted from good wife.

   Soft, goody sheep, then said the fox, not so;
   Unto the king so rash ye may not go. Hubberd’s Tale.

   Swarm’d on a rotten stick the bees I spy’d,
   Which erst I saw when goody Dobson dy’d. John Gay, Pastorals.

   Plain goody would no longer down;
   ’Twas madam in her grogram gown. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goody

   A "goody" is an item or thing that is considered desirable, pleasant, or enjoyable. It is often used in reference to treats, gifts, or rewards, such as candies, sweets, or other pleasant surprises. Furthermore, it can also refer to a kind-hearted or amiable person.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goodynoun

   a bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl

2. Goodynoun

   an American fish; the lafayette or spot

3. Goodynoun

   goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport

4. Etymology: [Prob. contr. from goodwife.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goody

   Goody is a brand of hair-styling products owned by Newell Rubbermaid. Goody Products, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is part of Newell Rubbermaid’s portfolio of personal care brands, and sells brushes, combs and other hair accessories. It won the American Beauty Association’s gold ABBIE award. Goody is sometimes considered unique among hair products because of its innovative accessory types. One of the collections Goody offers is the Ouchless collection, as it contains no metal connectors to snag hair. Another type is the Stay Put collection, as it contains rubber strands woven into the fabric designed to grip on to hair painlessly. The other collections include the ColourCollection, Elegant edge, Start Style Finish, StylingSolutions, So You, Girls, Styling Therapy, and the Mosaic Collection.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOODY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goody is ranked #31960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Goody surname appeared 722 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Goody.
   
   79.6% or 575 total occurrences were White.
   11.9% or 86 total occurrences were Black.
   5.6% or 41 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Nutriment

How to pronounce goody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say goody in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goody in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of goody in a Sentence

1. Mick Fleetwood:

   All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency.

2. Marjorie Schurman:

   I just said,' I can't shake this depression. I just feel so like I can't get up from playing spider solitaire,' he says,' I've got just the thing a prescription for you.' Oh, goody, one more pill.

3. Camille Kostek:

   I was like, ‘Oh, I’m not allowed to do that, I’m so sorry, he was like, ‘OK, [Rob] had a feeling you were a goody two-shoes and followed the rules.’ So he pulled out this crinkled-up name tag and on the back, it said ‘shhh’ with his phone number. And I just held onto it until I was ready to call him. He knew I was a rule follower, I love it.

4. Tampa Bay:

   Am I disappointed we didn’t get two points? I am, but if they were going to get two points away from us and Goody was going to score two, I can sleep at night because he meant the world to our organization.

5. David Strayer:

   We can't all be goody two-shoes and sit in the car and do nothing, so maybe if it crowds out less safe behavior like texting that's good.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=goody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=goody
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goody
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=goody
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html