In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
(noun) something considered choice to eat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
goody
(informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
goody (plural goodies)
(informal) A small amount of something good to eat.
(informal) Any small, usually free, item.
(Ireland) Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
(obsolete) goodwife, a 17th-century puritan honorific.
(informal) Alternative form of goodie (“hero, good character in a story”)
An American fish, the lafayette or spot.
goody (comparative more goody, superlative most goody)
synonym of goody-goody
• Godoy
Goody (plural Goodys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goody is the 31960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 722 individuals. Goody is most common among White (79.64%) and Black/African American (11.91%) individuals.
Goody (plural Goodys)
A unisex given name from surnames, of rare usage
• Godoy
Source: Wiktionary
Good"y, n.; pl. Goodies (.
1. A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl. [Colloq.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An American fish; the lafayette or spot.
Good"y, n.; pl. Goodies. Etym: [Prob. contr. from goodwife.]
Definition: Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.