good girl

Noun

good girl (plural good girls)

1. An obedient female dog, child, or someone who behaves like one, even when deemed inappropriate.
   • You're a good girl, standing by your man even when he gets you in trouble.
   • Take some time to share your stories with one another, especially identifying which brand of good girl you each might be. Did you accept Jesus as a child or as an adult? If you accepted Jesus as an adult, in what ways can you still relate with the good girl?2011 September 1, Emily P. Freeman, Grace for the Good Girl: Letting Go of the Try-Hard Life, Baker Books, →ISBN, page 229

Interjection

1. (idiomatic) Well done, to a female.
2. Said as praise to an obedient female dog or other female domesticated animal; see also who's a good girl.
   • "Fetch! Fetch!" (dog fetches stick) "Good girl!"