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
Adrianusah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nusDutch
HagarHAY-gahr (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Mcdaniel[mək'dænjəl]
IlonkaEE-lon-kawHungarian
Zenais-Ancient Greek
Gaspare-Italian