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goody-goody

Speech parts

1. goody-goody - Noun

2. goody-goody - Adjective

3. goody-goody - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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goody goody

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Examples

When my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody one. Princess Margaret

I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it. Anna Deavere Smith

The 'good' mother, with her fixed smile, her rigidity, her goody-goody outlook, her obsession with unnecessary hygiene, is in fact a fool. It is the 'bad' mother, unafraid of a joke and a glass of wine, richly self-expressive, scornful of suburban values, who is, in reality, good. Rachel Cusk

I had a rough spot about being a goody-goody Mormon, and not drinking or smoking. But I'm kind of grateful I've got this image now. There are no skeletons in my closet. What you see is what you get. Donny Osmond

A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all. Matthew Fox

I'm kind of in between a goody-goody and a rebel. I'm not bad, but I'm not good either. I'm a little crazy. Michelle Wie

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