Definitions for good thing
good thing

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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.

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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.

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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.

Anagrams for good thing »

1. goodnight

2. good night

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Numerology

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. Robert Pozen:

   Since Enron, many employers have decided this isn’t a good thing for employees - that’s the good news.

2. Ipsita Smolinski:

   The fact that the agency provided leniency on the home risk assessments is a good thing. However, fully phasing in the risk adjustment model could be detrimental to some plans.

3. Gavin Parry:

   We've seen an opening leg down on sentiment from Wall Street's bad day, but the good thing is the Nikkei looks quite sturdy, holding its spot around 19,500 points, i can't see the Nikkei being sold off when the yen's still holding the 123 handle.

4. Keith Ellison:

   Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. Experience should teach you not to vote for an Iraq War where this country has not attacked us.

5. Janet Yang:

   Sometimes, ignoring your investments can be a good thing. You're less likely to pull your money out after it loses 10 percent, and then you're still invested when the rebound comes.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Good_Thing
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Thing
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=good thing
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#GoodThing