goody-goody



goody-goody

1. noun Someone who exclusively follows the rules and caters to authority figures; a teacher's pet. Jill's classmates called her a goody-goody after she volunteered to supervise the class while the teacher was away.
2. adjective Self-righteous or sanctimonious. Forget your goody-goody rules and go out on a school night for once!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adelleə-DELEnglish
Whitney['hwitni]
&Aelig;Lfwig-Anglo-Saxon
MauriMOW-reeFinnish
TylorTIE-lərEnglish (Modern)
Barak (1)BER-ək (English), BAR-ək (English)Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew