goody-two-shoes Hear it!

goody-two-shoes definition

goody-two-shoes (go̵od′ē to̵̅o̅′s̸ho̵̅o̅z′)

adjective, noun

Informal goody-goody
also goody two-shoes or Goody Two-shoes

Etymology: after Goody Two-Shoes, heroine of a Brit children's story (1766)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook