A Scottish or dialectal term for a person of goodwill; someone with friendly and charitable intentions.
From 'goodwill' plus '-ie' (a Scottish diminutive suffix). This Scottish English variant shows how regional dialects adapt standard words with characteristic suffixes.
Scottish English adds '-ie' to everything ('laddie,' 'doggie'), turning 'goodwill' into 'goodwillie'—a friendly little word that sounds exactly as warm as it means!
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