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English
Etymology
From good + year. First use appears c. 1570 in the writings of Thomas North; obsolete since c. 1892. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what's the semantic link? OED makes some connection to Dutch”)
Noun
goodyear
- (dated, obsolete, euphemistic) The devil.
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