Meaning & use
goodo
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Meaning
interjectioninformalAustralian
A casual way of saying that you agree or are happy about a plan or piece of news.
Grammar: Used alone as a response, not as part of a sentence.
Patterns
- goodo
- goodo then
Goodo, I'll meet you at the café at six.
Goodo! That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Goodo, let's get started right away.
Common combinations
- goodo then
- Goodo then, we'll go with your plan.
- goodo for you
- Goodo for you, but I still have to work.
- say goodo
- She said goodo and hung up the phone.
- goodo, that's great
- Goodo, that's great news!
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: goodo or good?
goodo vs good
Good is an adjective meaning 'of high quality'; goodo is an interjection used as a cheerful reply.
Practice
You want to accept a friend's invitation in a casual, Australian way. Which reply fits best?
Choose one answer.
Goodo is the informal Australian interjection for happy agreement. 'Good' is an adjective, not a standalone reply here; 'Goodness' expresses surprise; 'Goody' is more childish and not used in this Australian context.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “goodo”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.