GOODY
What does "GOODY" mean?
Something attractive or pleasant to eat, especially a sweet treat.
Meanings
- A desirable small thing, especially a candy, cake, or other treat. The kids dug through the bag for the best goodies. informal
- An exclamation of childish delight. Goody! We're going to the fair after all. informal
- A virtuous or moralizing person, often used dismissively (as in 'goody-goody'). Don't be such a goody and report us. informal
Did you know?
- The dig 'goody two-shoes' for an annoyingly virtuous person comes from a real 1765 children's book about an orphan so poor she owned only one shoe - and was overjoyed when given a matching pair.
Word origin
From 'good' plus the diminutive '-y'. The 'virtuous person' sense traces to 'Goody Two-Shoes', a moralizing children's tale published in 1765, possibly by Oliver Goldsmith.
Remember it
GOODY is 'good' wearing a cute little '-y' hat - good enough to eat.
Wordplay
- Why did the goody-goody bring two shoes to the party? Because one good turn deserves another.
What it teaches
We name the things we crave and the people we resent with the very same small word.
Quick facts
What does GOODY mean?
Something attractive or pleasant to eat, especially a sweet treat.
Is GOODY a valid word?
Yes — GOODY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GOODY?
GOODY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GOODY come from?
From 'good' plus the diminutive '-y'. The 'virtuous person' sense traces to 'Goody Two-Shoes', a moralizing children's tale published in 1765, possibly by Oliver Goldsmith.
What can GOODY teach us?
We name the things we crave and the people we resent with the very same small word.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.