goody-goody
Americannoun
plural
goody-goodiesadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of goody-goody
First recorded in 1870–75; reduplication of goody 2
Example Sentences
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A: I didn't want to make him too good, goody, goody good.
From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2013
"What do we shriek," asked Actress Chase, "goody, goody?"
From Time Magazine Archive
He now punctuates Hannibal's low-slung, threatening sentences with "okeydokey" and "goody goody."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, goody, goody, goody!" exclaimed Mary Jane and she clapped her hands gayly, "and that's a grown-up lady thing for true!"
From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram
She pokes out her tongue at the boy and says "goody, goody, goody, goody, goody!"
From Three Plays Lawing and Jawing; Forty Yards; Woofing by Hurston, Zora Neale
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