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goodyear

goodyear noun: used as an expletive in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.

Noun

goodyear

  1. (dated, euphemistic, obsolete) Used as an expletive in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.

Proper noun capitalized: Goodyear

Goodyear (countable and uncountable, plural Goodyears)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
  3. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

Forms of goodyear

pluralGoodyears

Origin of goodyear

From good + year. First use appears c. 1570 in the writings of Thomas North; obsolete since c. 1892.

Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.

Words formed from goodyear

Phrases with goodyear

Questions about goodyear

What does goodyear mean?
Goodyear means used as an expletive in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.
What part of speech is goodyear?
Goodyear can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near goodyear in the dictionary

  1. goody-goody
  2. goody-goody-two-shoes
  3. goody-goodyish
  4. goody-goodyism
  5. goody-two-shoes
  6. goodyear
  7. Goodyear welt
  8. Goodyear welts
  9. Goodyears
  10. Goodyears Bar
  11. goodygoodies

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