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goody two-shoes
noun as in somebody smug and well-behaved
adjective as in overly well-behaved
Example Sentences
The singer, who turns 70 next month, found fame in the 1980s with his band Adam And The Ants, enjoying a string of Top 10 hits including the number ones Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming and Goody Two Shoes.
Caught in the middle, Ms. Feinstein — derided by her male political rivals as “Goody Two Shoes” — ran twice for mayor and lost.
She was annoyed, she said, by youth books that were “goody two shoes sagas” or that blamed parents for everything.
“He would call me Mr. Goody Two Shoes,” Pauken testified.
“Or he would say to another executive or friend or somebody that I don’t like girls. I’m Mr. Goody Two Shoes. … That was just part of what it was like being in an abusive relationship.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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