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

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