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goody-two-shoes

goody-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 goody-two-shoes

pluralgoody-two-shoes

Questions about goody-two-shoes

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

Words near goody-two-shoes in the dictionary

  1. goody-goodiness
  2. goody-goody
  3. goody-goody-two-shoes
  4. goody-goodyish
  5. goody-goodyism
  6. goody-two-shoes
  7. goodyear
  8. Goodyear welt
  9. Goodyear welts
  10. Goodyears
  11. Goodyears Bar

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