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goody

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good·y 1  (gd) Informal
interj.
Used to express delight.
n. also good·ie pl. good·ies
Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat.

good·y 2  (gd)
n. pl. good·ies Archaic
A goodwife.

[Shortening and alteration of goodwife.]

goody1
interj
a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval
n pl goodies
1. short for goody-goody
2. Informal the hero in a film, book, etc.
3. something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eat See also goodies

goody2
n pl goodies
Archaic or literary a married woman of low rank: used as a title Goody Two-Shoes
[shortened from goodwife]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goodygoody - something considered choice to eat  
aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
choice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of food
savoury, savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
nectar, ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
jelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
bone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
Translations
goody [ˈgʊdɪ]
A. ADJ (US) → beatuco, santurrón
B. EXCL (also goody goody) → ¡qué bien!, ¡qué estupendo!
C. N
1. (Culin) → golosina f
2. (Cine) → bueno/a m/f
the goodieslos buenos
D. CPD goody bag Nbolsa f de regalos
goody [ˈgʊdi] exclchouette!
goody bag npochette f de cadeaux
goody-goody [ˈgʊdigʊdi] n (pejorative)modèle m de vertu
goody (inf)
interjtoll, prima; goody, goody gumdrops! (hum)juchhei, juchhe!
n
(= person)Gute(r) m
(= delicacy)gute Sache (inf), → Leckerbissen m; (= sweet)Süßigkeit f
(inf, = good joke, story etc) → guter Witz/gute Geschichte etc

goody:
goody bag
n (inf)Tüte fmit Leckereien; (Comm) (with gifts) → Tüte fmit Geschenken; (with free samples) → Tüte fmit Probepackungen
goody-goody (inf)
nTugendlamm nt, → Musterkind nt (inf)
adjtugendhaft, superbrav (pej inf); attitude, behaviour alsomusterhaft; (pretending) → scheinheilig
goody two-shoes
n (pej inf)Tugendlamm nt (pej)
goody [ˈgʊdɪ]
1. exclbene!
2. n
a. (Culin) goodies nplcose fpl buone
b. (Cine) (character) → buono/a

goody [ˈgʊdɪ]
1. exclbene!
2. n
a. (Culin) goodies nplcose fpl buone
b. (Cine) (character) → buono/a


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" Goody Tiptoes was busy pushing moss under the thatch--"The nest is so snug, we shall be sound asleep all winter.
But now Fortune, fearing she had acted out of character, and had inclined too long to the same side, especially as it was the right side, hastily turned about: for now Goody Brown--whom Zekiel Brown caressed in his arms; nor he alone, but half the parish besides; so famous was she in the fields of Venus, nor indeed less in those of Mars.
"A marvel, truly, that Goody Cloyse should be so far in the wilderness at nightfall," said he.
 
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