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Goodyear¹

Where it comes from

Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.

proper noun Goodyears

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Middle English.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

goodyear²

Where it comes from

From good + year. First use appears c. 1570 in the writings of Thomas North; obsolete since c. 1892.

noun

  1. dated, euphemistic, obsolete Used as an expletive in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tire, goody, goodey, goode, goodenough, getgood, goodsell, gooden, godby, allgood, goodgame, goodearl, goold, gody, greeves, goater

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"goodyear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goodyear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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goodyear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goodyear

Chicago

"goodyear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goodyear.

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@misc{goodyear_2026,
  title = {goodyear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodyear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}