Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good for someone

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables: good -for -some-one
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.

intj

Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.

Example Sentences

"You got married? Good for you!"
"The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!"
"He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job."
"Eating fruit is good for you."
"The litigation is not good for anybody."
"Sometimes on television they tell you a product is "good for headaches." I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me."

Inflected Forms

good on someone (alternative) better for someone (comparative) best for someone (superlative)

Synonyms

well done get you bravissimo bravo bully cock on congrats congratulations encore fair fucks full marks good for someone

Questions

What does good for someone mean?: An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.

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