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goody-goody
goody-goody
1. noun Someone who exclusively follows the rules and caters to authority figures; a teacher's pet. Jill's classmates called her a goody-goody after she volunteered to supervise the class while the teacher was away.
2. adjective Self-righteous or sanctimonious. Forget your goody-goody rules and go out on a school night for once!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Katja | | KAHT-yah (German, Dutch) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene |
Chiranjivi | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu |
Dawson | | DAW-sən | English |
Lawan | | - | Thai |
Janja | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
Bryanna | | - | English (Modern) |