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单词 goey
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goeyadj.

Brit. /ˈɡəʊi/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: go v., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < go v. + -y suffix1.
colloquial.
Full of ‘go’; energetic, lively, vigorous; dynamic, enterprising.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]
sprindeOE
livelyOE
kaskc1300
wightc1300
courageousc1386
wighty14..
wieldya1413
ablec1440
tall of hand1530
sappy1558
energical1565
energetical1585
greenya1586
stout1600
strenuous1602
forceful?1624
actuous1626
vigorous1638
vivid1638
high-spirited1653
hearty1665
actuose1677
living1699
full-blooded1707
executive1708
rugged1731
sousing1735
energic1740
bouncing1743
two-fisted1774
energetic1782
zestful1797
rollicking1801
through-ganging1814
throughgoing1814
slashing1828
high-powered1829
high pressure1834
rip-roaring1834
red-blooded1836
ripsnorting1846
zesty1853
dynamic1856
throbbing1864
goey1875
torpedoic1893
kinky1903
zippy1903
go-at-it1904
punchy1907
up-and-at-'em1909
driving1916
vibranta1929
kinetic1931
zinging1931
high-octane1936
zingy1938
slam-bang1939
balls-to-the-wall1967
balls-out1968
ass-kicking1977
hi-octane1977
1875 Punch 16 Jan. 24/2 A piece less well done all round, and less ‘goey’ than the Prés Saint Gervais.
1900 Era 25 Aug. 8/5 Miss Lalage Potts is a very ‘goey’ Yankee heiress.
1907 H. Westbrook & P. G. Wodehouse Not George Washington ii. xix. 209 The Strawberry Leaf, the smartest, goeyest, personalest weekly, is never missing from his drawing-room whatnot.
1947 R. W. Wood in G. Abraham Music of Sibelius 50 It [sc. a song] is ‘go-ey’, straightforward, strong.
2013 Evesham Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 Apr. He's such a good horse... He's a strong character and goey but I know him inside-out.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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