"goodun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gooduns [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of good one. Head templates: {{en-noun}} goodun (plural gooduns)
  1. (informal) A good thing or person. Tags: informal Derived forms: job's a goodun
    Sense id: en-goodun-en-noun-w7FMsnDq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "job's a goodun"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He'll always help you out – he's a goodun, that one.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A good thing or person."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A good thing or person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "goodun"
}
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of good one.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with usage examples",
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        "Pages with entries"
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