Goodyship

/ˈɡʊd.i.ʃɪp/ noun

Definition

A humorous or archaic term for the rank, condition, or office of being 'goody' or virtuous; used mockingly to refer to someone's pretense of moral superiority.

Etymology

From 'goody' plus the suffix '-ship' (indicating a state, condition, or rank, as in 'friendship,' 'leadership,' 'kinship'). The '-ship' suffix comes from Old English and originally meant a state or condition of being.

Kelly Says

Medieval people used '-ship' for real ranks like 'kingship' and 'apprenticeship,' so using it for 'goodyship' is a clever joke—it treats being annoyingly virtuous as if it were an official title someone could hold!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Goodness ( Goodness)
Goodness
ARالعربية
صداقة حميدة (Sidāqah ḥamīdah)
si-da-qah ham-ee-dah
BNবাংলা
ভালো বন্ধুত্ব (Bhalo bondhutwo)
bhalo bond-hut-wo
CACatalà
company amic
com-pa-ny ah-mik
CSČeština
dobré přátelství
dobreh pre-at-el-stvi
DADansk
god venskab
god ven-skab
DEDeutsch
gute Freundschaft
goo-te freun-d-shaft
ELΕλληνικά
καλή φιλία (Kalí filía)
ka-li fi-li-a
ESEspañol
compañerismo bueno
com-pa-nye-ris-mo bweh-no
FAفارسی
دوستی خوب (Doostī khūb)
doos-tee khoob
FISuomi
hyvä ystävyys
hyva ystä-vyys
FRFrançais
solidarité amicale
soh-li-da-rite ah-mee-kal
GUGU
સુખી મિત્રતા (Sukhi mitrata)
sukh-ee mit-ra-ta
HAHA
goodyship
goo-dee-ship
HEעברית
ידידות טובה (Yididut tova)
yi-di-dut tov-a
HIहिन्दी
अच्छी दोस्ती (Achchi dosti)
ach-chi dos-ti
HUMagyar
jó barátság
jo bar-a-tsag
IDBahasa Indonesia
persaudaraan baik
per-sau-da-raan baik
IGIG
goodyship
goo-dee-ship
ITItaliano
buona amicizia
bwoh-na ah-mee-chiz-ia
JA日本語
良い友情 (Yoi yūjō)
yo-i yoo-joh
KKKK
goodyship
goo-dee-ship
KMKM
ជំនួយ (Chum-nuoy)
chum-nuoy
KO한국어
좋은 우정 (Joeun ujeong)
jo-eun u-jeong
MRMR
गोदीमित्रता (Godimitrata)
go-di-mit-rata
MSBahasa Melayu
persaudaraan baik
per-sau-da-raan baik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုသော ကျွန်ုပ် (Kye zyu pyo thu ya kyone)
kye zyu pyo thu ya kyon
NLNederlands
goede kameraadschap
go-de kam-ra-ad-schaap
NONorsk
god vennskap
god ven-skap
PAPA
ਸੁਖੀ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਤਾ (Sukhi mitrata)
sukh-ee mit-ra-ta
PLPolski
dobra przyjaźń
doba pri-a-z-n
PTPortuguês
companheirismo bom
com-pa-nye-ir-i-smo bom
RORomână
prietenie bun
prie-ten-ie boon
RUРусский
хорошая дружба (Khoroshaya druzhba)
kho-ro-shai druzh-ba
SVSvenska
god vänskap
god va-ens-kap
SWKiswahili
urafiki mzuri
oo-ra-fi-ki m-zu-ri
TAதமிழ்
நல்ல நட்பு (Nalla natpu)
nalla nat-pu
TEతెలుగు
శుభ్రమైన స్నేహం (Shubhramayina sneham)
shu-bhra-ma-yin sne-ham
THไทย
มิตรภาพที่ดี (Mitphap thedi)
mit-phap the-di
TLTL
magandang pagkakaibigan
ma-gan-dang pa-ga-ka-kai-bi-gan
TRTürkçe
iyi dostluk
iyi dost-luk
UKУкраїнська
хороші дружба (Horoshi druzhba)
ho-ro-shi druzh-ba
URاردو
مہربانی (Mehrbani)
mehr-ba-ni
VITiếng Việt
tình bạn tốt đẹp
tinh ban tot dep
YOYO
goodyship
goo-dee-ship
ZH中文
友谊 (Yǒuyì)
yoo-yi
ZUZU
goodyship
goo-dee-ship

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