good and

phrase

ˌgu̇d-ᵊn 

: very, entirely

was good and mad

Examples of good and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jones has also done two unexpected things — one good and one bad — since becoming a big leaguer. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Rockwell told him not to read those as a verdict — a film can be good and still not fit a festival programer’s taste. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

In our conversations, his usual framing was about good and evil, not catastrophically warped thinking. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Newcastle were energised, youthful, new and good and nothing else mattered very much. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for good and

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand