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goodie two-shoes

goodie two-shoes is the alternative spelling of goody two shoes.

Meaning of goody two shoes

Noun

goody two shoes (plural goody two shoes)

  1. (derogatory) A goody-goody; a person who is almost always perfectly well-behaved, with an implication of smugness.
    • […] When jabbed by ethicists, he at first asserted, "I'm not Goody Two-Shoes," before acknowledging a minor lapse.2006 June 18, William Safire, quoting Harry Reid, “Logoloco”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    boy scout

Forms of goodie two-shoes

pluralgoodie two-shoes

Questions about goodie two-shoes

What is goodie two-shoes the alternative spelling of?
Goodie two-shoes is the alternative spelling of goody two shoes.

Words near goodie two-shoes in the dictionary

  1. goodhumouredly
  2. goodie
  3. goodie bag
  4. goodie bags
  5. goodie two shoes
  6. goodie two-shoes
  7. goodie-goodie
  8. goodie-goodies
  9. goodier
  10. goodies
  11. goodiest

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