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goody-goody definition

goody-goody (go̵od′ē go̵od′ē)

adjective

moral or pious in an affected or canting way

Etymology: redupl. of goody

noun

a goody-goody person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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