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Definition of Goody-goody

1. Adjective. Affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous.

2. Noun. A person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior.

Definition of Goody-goody

1. Noun. A well-behaved person with no obvious human failings, with the possible exception of smugness and self-satisfaction ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goody-goody

goodsires goodsized goodtempered goodtime goodtime girl goodwife goodwill goodwilled goodwillie goodwillies

goodwills goodwilly goodwives goody goody-goodies goody-goody (current term) goody-two-shoes goody bag goody bags goody goodies

goody goody goody gumdrops goody two shoes goodyears goodygoodies goodygoody goodyship gooed gooey gooeyness

Literary usage of Goody-goody

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Same as cola-nut. goody. goody-bread .... Goethe used to exclaim of goody-goody persons, "Oh ! ... The condition or character of one who is goody-goody. ..."

2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"The effective exit would have been for him to have left the sermonising to the goody-goody Broker, and to have made some curt remark which would have given ..."

3. Conduct as a Fine Art: The Laws of Daily Conduct by Nicholas Paine Gilman, Edward Payson Jackson (1891)
""goody-goody" AND GOOD. Dr. Dix. You have heard of "hero-worshippers." They are almost as solicitous for the welfare and reputation of their favorites as ..."

4. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1884)
"She is a miserable, old, old Granny, and sometimes I would give anything to help her. But I was trying you to see if you were goody-goody, as she said. ..."

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