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goody or good·ie Listen to audio/ˈgʊdi/ noun
plural good·ies
[count] informal 1 : something that tastes good
She gave each of the children a goody at snack time.usually plural The store sells cakes and pies and all kinds of other goodies.
2 : something that people want or like : something desirable
The company offers health insurance, paid vacation, and other goodies like stock options. This song is an oldie but a goodie. Each guest was given a goody bag. [=a bag containing a small gift]
3 somewhat old-fashionedused in speech especially by children or when talking to children to show excitement and pleasure Are we going to the circus? Goody!
4 Brit : a good person in a book, movie, etc.
He plays one of the goodies [=good guys] in his latest film and defeats all the baddies.

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