goodman
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mən noun, plural good·men. Archaic.
1.
the master of a household; husband.
2.
( initial capital letter ) a title of respect used for a man below the rank of gentleman, especially a farmer or yeoman.
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Goodman
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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goodman (ˈɡʊdmən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -men | |
| 1. | a husband |
| 2. | a man not of gentle birth: used as a title |
| 3. | a master of a household |
| Goodman (ˈɡʊdmən) | |
| —n | |
| Benny, full name Benjamin David Goodman. 1909--86, US jazz clarinetist and bandleader, whose treatment of popular songs created the jazz idiom known as swing | |
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Goodman learned quickly, becoming a strong player at an early age.
Helping to broaden the form of jazz, benny goodman gave the nascent talent a huge start.
Some suggest that without goodman there would not have been a swing era.
Goodman is also responsible for a significant step in racial integration in america.
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