Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodie

/ɡˈʊdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: good-ie
IPA: /ɡˈʊdi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative spelling of goody.

noun

A good character in a story, often a hero.

Informal

noun

Alternative spelling of goody.

noun

A member of UK television comedy trio The Goodies.

Example Sentences

"All the press, the people and their elected leaders want to know who are the goodies and who are the baddies."
"What really gets to me in these goodies versus baddies movies is just how useless the baddies are."
"Its cast included eventual co-Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor and embryo Pythons Graham Chapman and John Cleese."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English goodie From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

goodies (plural)

Phrases

goodie bag oldie but goodie goodie-goodie goodie two shoes

Frequently Paired Words

goodie-goodie goodie two shoes goody

Antonyms

baddie

Rhymes With

woody goody woodie hoodie

Questions

How do you pronounce goodie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʊdi/.
What does goodie mean?: Alternative spelling of goody.
Where does goodie come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English goodie From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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