Goodnite meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

Goodnite

noun

UK, US /ɡʊd.naɪt/

Etymology Back-formation from Goodnites, a brand of nighttime diapers produced by Kimberly-Clark. Compare Huggie and pamper.

Informal, Rare, Slang A diaper of the Goodnites brand.

Now, truthfully, I don't buy or wear that many night time diapers anymore (since I wear Goodnites with terry lined plastic pants all day at work, my night time wearing has sort of subsided a bit...) and I would like to have some Molicares some day soon.1999 October 13, Adult Baby JamieBoy, “An OT post for Sjaak Zomer, this one's for you!”, in alt.fan.dean-stark.diaper-play (Usenet):
Anyway, yesterday I decided to mess myself in public, so I used a Goodnite under pink cotton bikini pantys and flares from Express. I told my parents I was going to try to get a job application from this bookstore.2003 May 7, User Name, “Shit Yourself V”, in alt.politics.usa.death-metal (Usenet):

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I told her to put a Goodnite on just in case she could not make it to bathroom. Luckily she did not have an accident. Am I wrong for asking her to put on a Goodnite just in case??? What if she had an accident would help her clean up???2007 February 27, georgiamomofjen, “Am I wrong.....”, in Parenting Club Forums:
Two Goodnites and I still leaked ☹️2016 September 6, @Hotmygod, Twitter:
That night I decided to yet again wear a Goodnite to bed and enjoy its tender embrace and then wake and allow it to absorb my pee just as any baby would - which is exactly what I did. What I didn't plan on was my mother barging in to remind me to get ready for school.2020, Ben McMahon, edited by Michael Bent, Rosalie Bent, A Man's Guide To Babying His Partner: An ABDL Help Guide, AB Discovery, page 30:
He strongly preferred the reusable for sleep overs and overnight school trips - they really just look like regular underwear and there's essentially no chance someone would glimpse it and know that it is for nighttime incontinence. That's very different from a Goodnite, which looks like a diaper (as hard as they try with the stripes instead of Winnie the Pooh or whatever as decoration).2024 October 2, anonymous author, “Night Underwear”, in DC Urban Moms and Dads: