Where did the term "goodie goodie gumdrops" originate?

Answer 1

The expression could be from as far back as the mid-1800's, since 'goodie/goody' has been used to describe tasty food since then, which would have lent extra relevance to the meaning of the expression. Also, the word gumdrop as a name for the (wide and old) variety of chewy sugared gum sweets seems to have entered American English speech in around 1860, according to Chambers. However it's more likely that popular usage of goody gumdrops began in the mid-1900's, among children, when mass-marketing of the sweets would have increased. Early usage of the expression seems to be more common in Australia/NZ and USA than England. The earliest clear reference seems to be for 'Goody Goody Gumdrop Ice-cream' which was marketed by the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream parlour stores in their early years, which was late 1940's/early 1950's in USA (Fortune Magazine). Elsewhere it is suggested that Goody Goody Gumdrop Ice Cream first appeared in the USA in 1965 (Time Magazine). There also seems to be a traditional use of the expression for ice-cream containing gumdrop sweets in New Zealand. The use of the goody gumdrop expression in common speech would almost certainly have pre-dated its use as a branding device for ice-cream. In 1968 the pop group 1910 Fruitgum Company had a small UK chart success with a song called Goody Goody Gumdrops, and there is no doubt that the expression was firmly established in the UK, USA and Aus/NZ by the 1960's. There is some association with, and conceivably some influence from the 'Goody Two Shoes' expression, in that the meaning is essentially mocking or belittling a gain of some sort (whether accruing to oneself or more usually to another person).

Answer 2

Goodie Goodie

Answer 3

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Where did the term "goodie goodie gumdrops" originate?

Answer 4

don't know but i remember we used to say it in the 60's

Answer 5

'Sounds like a song to me.