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wood⋅y

1  [wood-ee]
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–adjective, wood⋅i⋅er, wood⋅i⋅est.
1. abounding with woods; wooded.
2. belonging or pertaining to the woods; sylvan.
3. consisting of or containing wood; ligneous.
4. resembling wood, as in appearance, texture, or toughness: a woody vegetable.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see wood 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
wood⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wood⋅y

2  [wood-ee]
–noun, plural wood⋅ies. Slang.
a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
Also, woodie.

Origin:
1960–65; wood 1 + -y 2

wood⋅y

3  [wuhd-ee, woo-dee] noun, plural wood⋅ies, adjective, wood⋅i⋅er, wood⋅i⋅est. Chiefly Scot.
widdy 1 .

Wood⋅y

  [wood-ee]
–noun
a male given name, form of Woodrow.

wid⋅dy

1  [wid-ee]
–noun, plural -dies. Chiefly Scot.
1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.
2. a hangman's rope; noose.
Also, widdie, woody.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME (north), var. of withy
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wood·y   (wŏŏd'ē)   
adj.   wood·i·er, wood·i·est

  1. Forming or consisting of wood; ligneous: woody tissue.

  2. Marked by the presence of wood or xylem: woody plants.

  3. Characteristic or suggestive of wood: a woody smell.

  4. Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.   also wood·ie (wŏŏd'ē) pl. wood·ies

  1. A station wagon with exterior wood paneling.

  2. Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis.

wood'i·ness n.
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Slang Dictionary
woody

  1. n.
    a wooden surfboard; a surfboard. : Get your woody, and let's get moving.
  2. n.
    an erection of the penis. : His morning woody made a little mountain with the sheets on his bed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

Woody

Slang to describe when the market has a strong and quick upward movement.

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For example, you'll hear "the market has a woody," when the market is performing well... seriously, we don't make this stuff up.

See also: Bull Market

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