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goodie

goodie is the alternative spelling of goody.

Meaning of goody

Interjection

  1. (informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
    • Oh goody, ice cream!
    Synonyms:
    yippee

See all 11 meanings of goody

Noun (1)

goodie (plural goodies)

  1. (informal) A good character in a story, often a hero.
    • All the press, the people and their elected leaders want to know who are the goodies and who are the baddies.1986 February 13, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “A Victory for Democracy”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne)
    • What really gets to me in these goodies versus baddies movies is just how useless the baddies are.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 127
    Antonyms:
    baddie

Noun (2) capitalized: Goodie

Goodie (plural Goodies)

  1. A member of UK television comedy trio The Goodies.
    • Its cast included eventual co-Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor and embryo Pythons Graham Chapman and John Cleese.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 67

Antonyms of goodie

Forms of goodie

pluralgoodies
pluralGoodies

Origin of goodie

From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

From good + -ie (nominal suffix).

Words formed from goodie

Phrases with goodie

Words that rhyme with goodie

Questions about goodie

What does goodie mean?
Goodie means a good character in a story, often a hero.
What is goodie the alternative spelling of?
Goodie is the alternative spelling of goody.
What part of speech is goodie?
Goodie is a noun.
What is the plural of goodie?
The plural of goodie is goodies.

Words near goodie in the dictionary

  1. Goodhue County
  2. goodhumored
  3. goodhumoredly
  4. goodhumoured
  5. goodhumouredly
  6. goodie
  7. goodie bag
  8. goodie bags
  9. goodie two shoes
  10. goodie two-shoes
  11. goodie-goodie

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