what does goody-goody mean?
GOODY-GOODY as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior
Hypernyms(s) goody-goody is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
GOODY-GOODY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous
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