GOODY


Meaning of GOODY in English

1. n. & int.

--n. (also goodie) (pl. -ies)

1. colloq. a good or favoured person, esp. a hero in a story, film, etc.

2 (usu. in pl.) something good or attractive, esp. to eat.

3 GOODY-GOODY n.

--int. expressing childish delight.2. n. (pl. goodies) archaic (often as a title prefixed to a surname) an elderly woman of humble station (Goody Blake).

Etymology: for GOODWIFE: cf. HUSSY

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.