good·y

1 [good-ee] noun, plural good·ies, interjection Informal.
noun
1.
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
2.
something that causes delight or satisfaction: A record collector played some goodies for me on his phonograph.
interjection
3.
good (used to express childish delight).
Also, goodie.

Origin:
1750–60; good + -y2, as noun suffix

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good·y

2 [good-ee]
adjective
goody-goody.
Origin:
1805–15; apparently good + -y2, with attenuating or pejorative value, probably influenced by goody two shoes

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good·y

3 [good-ee]
noun, plural good·ies.
Archaic. a polite term of address for a woman of humble social standing.
Origin:
1550–60; good(wife) + -y2; cf. hussy

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goody1 (ˈɡʊdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—interj
1.  a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval
 
—n , goodies
2.  short for goody-goody
3.  informal the hero in a film, book, etc
4.  See also goodies something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eat

goody2 (ˈɡʊdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl goodies
archaic, literary or a married woman of low rank: used as a title: Goody Two-Shoes
 
[C16: shortened from goodwife]

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goody
"something tasty," 1745, from good; adj. use for "sentimentally proper" is 1830. Goody also used since 1559 as a shortened form of goodwife, a term of civility applied to a married woman in humble life; hence Goody Two-shoes, name of heroine in 1760s children's story who exulted upon acquiring a second
shoe.
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Example sentences
Parties, goody days at work, family gatherings and other food events continue
  for weeks.
All participants receive a goody bag, and a t-shirt.
It'll get you free admission plus an extra goody bag.
All of the kids attending received a goody bag with helpful fishing tips and
  tackle.
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