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- [doo goo d]
- /du gʊd/
- /duː ɡʊd/
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- [doo goo d]
- /du gʊd/
Definitions of do good words
- adjective do good of or befitting a do-gooder. 1
- verbal expression do good perform charitable acts 1
- verbal expression do good do well, do sth successfully 1
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Origin of do good
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; back formation from do-gooder
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Do good
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
do good popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".