goody-goody

[good-ee-good-ee]

noun

plural

goody-goodies 

1. a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.

adjective

1. self-righteously or cloyingly good; affecting goodness.

goody-goody

noun

1. a smugly virtuous or sanctimonious person

adjective

1. smug and sanctimonious

Word History and Origins

Origin of goody-goody¹

First recorded in 1870–75; reduplication of goody ²

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