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goody-goody
[good-ee-good-ee]
noun
plural
goody-goodiesa person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
adjective
self-righteously or cloyingly good; affecting goodness.
goody-goody
noun
a smugly virtuous or sanctimonious person
adjective
smug and sanctimonious
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of goody-goody1
Example Sentences
She elevates the role which, frankly, is a little thin: the sweet, high-ponytailed, goody-goody who doesn't even have her ears pierced.
A sweet doe-eyed goody-goody, she wore little dresses that revealed occasional glimpses of white cotton underwear.
“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.
She was a little too bland and goody-goody for my taste at first — never mind that Hillary Clinton is a fan.
"He was the player fraternity boy and I was the goody-goody," Fenner said.
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