goody-goody

See also: goodygoody and goody goody

English

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Adjective

goody-goody (comparative more goody-goody, superlative most goody-goody)

  1. (derogatory) Mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious.
    Synonyms: goody, goody-goodyish, goodyish

Noun

goody-goody (plural goody-goodies)

  1. (derogatory) A well-behaved person with no obvious human failings, with the possible exception of smugness and self-satisfaction.
    Synonyms: goody two shoes, boy scout
    • 2007 November 14, Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick, quoting Lavender Jennings, “LAVENDER TOWN: Chapter 2”, in DeviantArt‎[1] (short novel), archived from the original on 24 July 2022:
      I hate being such a goody-goody sometimes.

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