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GOODY-GOODY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("goody-goody" is a kind of...):

ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)

Derivation:

goody-goody (affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

good (morally admirable)

Derivation:

goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)

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