goody
pronunciation
How to pronounce goody in British English:
UK [ˈgʊdi]
How to pronounce goody in American English:
US [ˈɡʊdi]
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- Noun:
- something considered choice to eat
Word Origin
- goody (n.1)
- also goodie, "something tasty," 1745, from good (adj.) + -y (2). Adjectival use for "sentimentally proper" is by 1830 (especially in reduplicated form goody-goody, 1865). As an exclamation of pleasure, by 1796.
- goody (n.2)
- 1550s, a shortened form of goodwife, a term of civility applied to a married woman in humble life; hence Goody Two-shoes, name of the heroine in 1760s children's story ("The History of little Goody Two Shoes; otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two Shoes") who exulted upon acquiring a second shoe.
Example
- 1. When he returned he handed his brother some squished cake wrapped in a napkin and his goody bag he had saved for him because " it would be like tommy had gotten to go . "
- 2. Goody left bigg boss to return to the uk after discovering during filming that she had cancer .
- 3. Jordan has beaten off stiff competition from kate moss , heather mills and jade goody to be crowned celebrity mum of the year .
- 4. Goody shops have been going out of business for months .
- 5. I was making deliveries for my granny 's goody shop .