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goody two-shoes

goody two-shoes is the alternative form 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 form of?
Goody two-shoes is the alternative form of goody two shoes.

Words near goody two-shoes in the dictionary

  1. goody goodies
  2. goody goody
  3. goody goody gumdrops
  4. goody gumdrops
  5. goody two shoes
  6. goody two-shoes
  7. goody-goodier
  8. goody-goodies
  9. goody-goodiest
  10. goody-goodiness
  11. goody-goody

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