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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ileana[ai'li:nə]
WendelinVEN-de-leen (German)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Gavriila-Russian
Miren-Basque
Alannaə-LAN-əEnglish
TamiTAM-eeEnglish