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What does 'goddy' mean? Sun Oct 21, 2007 16:35 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

What does 'goddy' mean?

i think it could be an informal word.

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What does 'goddy' mean? Sun Oct 21, 2007 23:53 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

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It is not in the on-line dictionary. Can you supply the context sentence?
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Sorry its just spelled wrong Wed May 14, 2008 8:42 am  Sorry its just spelled wrong
 

the actual word you are trying to spell is "gaudy" it was actually a spanish architect that made very overly ornate structures, so basically when someone says "this painting is gaudy" it means that it is overly busy and is extremely ornate
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 8:49 am  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

Gaudi, was the architect.

As for "goddy":

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goddy
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 8:51 am  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

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A good guess at the word but terrible etymology. Gaudy does not come from Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), but has been a part of the English language since at least the late 16th century.
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 21:26 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

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Exactly, MM.
(I wonder whether the Gaudi family's name might have been derived from the English word 'gaudy'.) Wink
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 21:46 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

The name Gaudi might have derived from the Latin word "gaudium".
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 22:37 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

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Or it might have just been a combination of letters that looked/sounded interesting. Laughing
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What does 'goddy' mean? Wed May 14, 2008 23:43 pm  What does 'goddy' mean?
 

Torsten wrote:
The name Gaudi might have derived from the Latin word "gaudium".

His full name was Antoni Gaudí i Cornet. Nothing to do with elaborate ice-cream, I think, Torsten. Laughing
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