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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. smug and sanctimonious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goody-goody1

First recorded in 1870–75; reduplication of goody 2
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Even non-comic book fans know that the hero born Kal-El on Krypton was always a goody-goody who stood up to bullies and protected the downtrodden.

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She elevates the role which, frankly, is a little thin: the sweet, high-ponytailed, goody-goody who doesn't even have her ears pierced.

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A sweet doe-eyed goody-goody, she wore little dresses that revealed occasional glimpses of white cotton underwear.

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“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.

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She was a little too bland and goody-goody for my taste at first — never mind that Hillary Clinton is a fan.

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