goody
/ˈɡʊdi/
noun
- Something pleasant to eat, especially a sweet or treat.
- The children each got a small bag of goodies at the party.
- The store sells all kinds of holiday goodies like candy canes and chocolate.
- We brought homemade cookies and other goodies to the bake sale.
- An attractive or desirable thing, often a gift or prize.
- The store offered a free tote bag as a sign-up goody.
- The conference bag was full of free goodies like pens and notebooks.
- Winners of the contest received a box of tech goodies.
- A person who is morally good or on the side of good, especially in a story.
- She always plays the goody in her school plays.
- In most fairy tales, the goody defeats the villain in the end.
- The movie is full of goodies and baddies, with no gray areas.
Antonyms
interjection
- An exclamation of delight or excitement, often used by children.
- Goody! We're going to the zoo today!
- She clapped her hands and shouted, 'Goody, goody!' when she saw the cake.
- Goody! I got an A on my test!