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Goody-goody

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Noun

1. goody-goody

a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior

Adjective

2. goody-goody

affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Goody-goody

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noun plural -goodies
1. 
a smugly virtuous or sanctimonious person
adjective
2. 
smug and sanctimonious

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Goody-goody

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adjective
1. 
moral or pious in an affected or canting way
noun US
2. 
a goody-goody person

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Goody-goody

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adj.
Affectedly sweet, good, or virtuous.
n. pl. good·y-good·ies
One who is affectedly sweet, good, or virtuous.

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