Goldie
name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Something which is golden in color.
"You'd expect the rainbows and possibly the browns, but not the blues and the goldies, which can look truly spectacular."
- 2 Something which is golden in color.; The golden eagle. UK
"Young "baldies" look just like "goldies" and are often shot by mistake."
- 3 Something which is golden in color.; The golden plover. UK
"“Each time the golden plover moved, its dunlin attendant followed, but when the goldie flew off to land on a wooden post, it triggered a bizarre cameo."
- 4 Something which is golden in color.; The goldfinch.
"I have tried Inga seed for canaries and goldfinches for three or four months, and can speak well of it. My birds, goldies especially, are very fond of it; these will pick it out and leave the canary seed, which they scarcely touch now."
- 5 Something which is golden in color.; A goldfish. informal
"Outdoor ponds provide the perfect environment for goldies and Koi."
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- 6 Something which is golden in color.; A Golden Retriever. informal
"Incredibly, the reactions of the dogs differed between the instances. […] "It's the pursed lips that do it for me," said another comment: "My goldie used to do the same.""
- 1 A female given name from English for a girl with golden hair, mostly American usage around 1900. It was further popularized by actress Goldie Hawn
- 2 A male or female given name from English for a golden-colored dog or bird
- 3 A surname.
- 4 A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
Example
More examples"“We kept coming back to Goldie’s profile because the photos were charming and there was a streamed video of her and we decided that it would make sense for us to get over to the Humane Rescue Alliance shelter,” said Drescher."
Etymology
From gold + -ie.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.