You can refer to pleasant, exciting, or attractive things as goodies.
[informal]
...a little bag of goodies.
Birmingham, the 'U.K. City of Music', will be parading its finest artistic goodies.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
You can refer to the heroes or the morally good characters in a film or story as the goodies. You can also refer to the goodies in a situation in real life.
[British, informal]
...the thriller, a genre which depends on goodies and baddies.
There are few goodies and baddies in this industrial dispute.
regional note: in AM, usually use good guys
3. exclamation
People, especially children, say goody in order to express their pleasure or approval of something.
[informal, feelings]
Oh, goody, I like games.
goody in British English1
(ˈɡʊdɪ)
exclamation
1.
a child's exclamation of pleasure and approval
nounWord forms: pluralgoodies
2. short for goody-goody
3. informal
the hero in a film, book, etc
4.
something particularly pleasant to have or (often) to eat
See also goodies
goody in British English2
(ˈɡʊdɪ)
nounWord forms: pluralgoodies
archaic or literary
a married woman of low rank: used as a title
Goody Osborne
Word origin
C16: shortened from goodwife
goody in American English1
(ˈgʊdi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgoodies Informal
1.
a.
something considered very good to eat, as a piece of candy
b.
any gift, perk, etc., esp. a small one
usually used in pl.
2. US
goody-goody
adjective
3. Informal
goody-goody
interjection
4.
used to express approval or delight
mainly a child's term
goody in American English2
(ˈgʊdi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgoodies
Archaic
a woman, esp. an old woman or housewife, of lowly social status
used as a title with the surname
Word origin
< goodwife
Examples of 'goody' in a sentence
goody
But the designer goodies were still making a substantial dent in her credit cards.
The Sun (2013)
Want to receive a free beauty goody bag?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The best ten will be blessed with free goodies.
The Sun (2009)
One of the surprises is a welcome hamper of local goodies.
The Sun (2011)
You could win a goody bag or a meal out for two.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Extra goodies include a live album.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Only one goody bag per person.
The Sun (2014)
The prize also includes goody bags packed with 100 worth of products for you both.
The Sun (2014)
Look at what was in the goody bag handed out at the Baftas.
The Sun (2009)
I'm sure most actors find most of the stuff in those goody bags dreadfully tacky anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No pass the parcel, no entertainer and no goody bags '.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Looking relaxed as she strolled with two probation officers, she was returning to her bail hostel clutching a bag of goodies bought from a bargain store.
The Sun (2012)
Each person on the tour will also receive a goody bag, while ten runners-up will each receive a family ticket.
The Sun (2012)
SHOPPERS grab Frozen film goodies in a frenzy at a cut-price shop.
The Sun (2014)
There was a goody bag under my seat and I opened it up, hoping to find earplugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All that reading is bound to burn a hole in your stomach, so don't forget to pick up the goody bag filled with books and tasty treats.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
goody
British English: goody NOUN
You can refer to pleasant, exciting, or attractive things as goodies.