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  1. Good Thingnoun

    Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.

  2. Etymology: In this spelling from 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates, by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1930.

Wikipedia

  1. Good Thing

    Good Thing is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal, released as the third single from their second album, Power of a Woman. It reached no. 8 in the UK and stayed in the top 75 for 6 weeks. It was their 7th (non consecutive) top 10 hit single in the UK.

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  1. Good Thing

    "Good Thing" is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals, the second single from their 1988 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song was their second U.S. number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart. The song made its first appearance in the 1987 film Tin Men. Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others. The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro-soul style is consistent with that setting.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. Good Thing

    [very common; always pronounced as if capitalized. Orig. fr. the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody of British history 1066 And All That, but well-established among hackers in the U.S. as well.] 1. Self-evidently wonderful to anyone in a position to notice: “A language that manages dynamic memory automatically for you is a Good Thing.” 2. Something that can't possibly have any ill side-effects and may save considerable grief later: “Removing the self-modifying code from that shared library would be a Good Thing.” 3. When said of software tools or libraries, as in “YACC is a Good Thing”, specifically connotes that the thing has drastically reduced a programmer's work load. Oppose Bad Thing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of good thing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of good thing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of good thing in a Sentence

  1. Jeb Bush:

    (The Pope) is not a scientist, he admits that. He doesn't claim to be a politician, what he claims to be is a spiritual leader, and he's challenging us, and I think it's a good thing.

  2. Sarah Lindbergh:

    If it was my dad’s possessions, I would have treasured it as I think they will, it was a feel-good thing to do and both my dad and I have gone to bed thinking that another family was as happy as we are. My grandpa would be so proud and my dad is proud to have things in their rightful places.

  3. Doug Hirsch:

    Anytime anyone takes a step toward price transparency and lowering the costs of drugs [ it ] is a good thing, i still think it will be too expensive for most Americans.

  4. Liao Qun:

    Easing growth in first-tier cities is a good thing, preventing a bubble from inflating.

  5. John Hegeman:

    I think regulation can be a good thing and can be really important, and so the important thing is that it’s well-crafted. Our general philosophy there is we’re trying to proactively do the things that we think are right. I think those are probably good steps for everyone to take, but I think we’re trying to do what we can to lead the way there, i don’t think they need congressional oversight.

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