goodie

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊdi

Etymology 1

From good +‎ -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Interjection

goodie

  1. Alternative spelling of goody.

Etymology 2

From good +‎ -ie (nominal suffix)

Noun

goodie (plural goodies)

  1. (informal) A good character in a story, often a hero.
    Alternative form: goody
    Antonym: baddie
    • 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 127:
      What really gets to me in these goodies versus baddies movies is just how useless the baddies are.
  2. Alternative spelling of goody.
Derived terms
Translations
a good character in a story
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