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goody-goody
[ good-ee-good-ee ]
noun
plural goody-goodies.
- a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
adjective
- self-righteously or cloyingly good; affecting goodness.
goody-goody
noun
- a smugly virtuous or sanctimonious person
adjective
- smug and sanctimonious
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of goody-goody1
First recorded in 1870–75; reduplication of goody 2
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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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"He was the player fraternity boy and I was the goody-goody," Fenner said.
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