goodfellow
goodfellow is the alternative form of goodfella.
Meaning of goodfella
Noun
goodfella (plural goodfellas)
- A gangster, especially one in the Mafia.
- Was Anthony Mirra a wiseguy then? […] If Mirra wasn't a good fellow at the time you was there, his argument is no good.1987, Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley, chapter 17, in Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, New American Library, published 1988, page 310
Verb
goodfellow (third-person singular simple present goodfellows, present participle goodfellowing, simple past and past participle goodfellowed)
- To address another individual as a good fellow.
Proper noun capitalized: Goodfellow
Goodfellow (plural Goodfellows)
- A surname.
Forms of goodfellow
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | goodfellows |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | goodfellows |
| present participle | goodfellowing |
| past participle | goodfellowed |
| past | goodfellowed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Goodfellows |
Phrases with goodfellow
Questions about goodfellow
- What does goodfellow mean?
- Goodfellow means to address another individual as a good fellow.
- What is goodfellow the alternative form of?
- Goodfellow is the alternative form of goodfella.
- What part of speech is goodfellow?
- Goodfellow can be a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of goodfellow?
- The past tense of goodfellow is goodfellowed.
Words near goodfellow in the dictionary
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