Definitions for Good Thing
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1. Good Thingnoun

   Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.

2. Etymology: In this spelling from 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates, by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1930.

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1. Good Thing

   Good Thing is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal, released as the third single from their second album, Power of a Woman. It reached no. 8 in the UK and stayed in the top 75 for 6 weeks. It was their 7th (non consecutive) top 10 hit single in the UK.

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1. Good Thing

   "Good Thing" is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals, the second single from their 1988 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song was their second U.S. number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart. The song made its first appearance in the 1987 film Tin Men. Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others. The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro-soul style is consistent with that setting.

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1. Good Thing

   [very common; always pronounced as if capitalized. Orig. fr. the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody of British history 1066 And All That, but well-established among hackers in the U.S. as well.] 1. Self-evidently wonderful to anyone in a position to notice: “A language that manages dynamic memory automatically for you is a Good Thing.” 2. Something that can't possibly have any ill side-effects and may save considerable grief later: “Removing the self-modifying code from that shared library would be a Good Thing.” 3. When said of software tools or libraries, as in “YACC is a Good Thing”, specifically connotes that the thing has drastically reduced a programmer's work load. Oppose Bad Thing.

Anagrams for Good Thing »

1. goodnight

2. good night

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Good Thing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Good Thing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Good Thing in a Sentence

1. Rachel Vindman:

   I think we're still processing that. I don't think that that's something we're going to be able to put into context for a very long time, what I'm most concerned about is our daughter, who's nine and a half. She knows that her father did a good thing by telling the truth, and we're pretty honest with her about that. She also is not immune to knowing there are people who don't like him. She does understand, but, of course, on a 9-and-a-half-year-old level. Hopefully in time, she'll see the whole thing.

2. Jerome Powell:

   I think we are going into a period of faster growth and higher job creation and that’s a good thing, i would point out there are still risks, in particular I would say the main risk is definitely another spike in cases perhaps in one of the virus strains that may be more difficult to treat.

3. The Democratic aide:

   He won't be the senator with the most debilitating problems, mental issues, cognitive issues currently or in the time that I've been in the Senate, i'm not saying that's a good thing… but he won't be the first.

4. Mo Brooks:

   I would hope that the Freedom Caucus would get credit, what happened today was a very good thing for our country.

5. Condoleezza Rice:

   This is just not a good thing. The world shouldn't get confusing messages from the United States of America.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Good_Thing
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Thing
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Good Thing
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#GoodThing