"goody-goody" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more goody-goody [comparative], most goody-goody [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} goody-goody (comparative more goody-goody, superlative most goody-goody)
  1. (derogatory) Mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: goody, goodygoody, goody goody
    Sense id: en-goody-goody-en-adj-8sf8krh8

Noun [English]

Forms: goody-goodies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} goody-goody (plural goody-goodies)
  1. (derogatory) A well-behaved person with no obvious human failings, with the possible exception of smugness and self-satisfaction. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Synonyms: goody two shoes, boy scout
    Sense id: en-goody-goody-en-noun-ymwbeBSa Disambiguation of People: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 29 71

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