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good guy

[good gahy] / ˈgʊd ˌgaɪ /


NOUN
Mister Nice Guy
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“He definitely didn’t want that order of, you know, publicity. He wanted just to say to me, ‘I’m a good guy.’

From Salon • May 29, 2026

“I had painted this image of my dad — that he’s such a good guy, he was so innocent, and I was taken from him by my grandma,” Okatsuka says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"He's a good coach that's obsessed with details, a really impressive football man and good guy," they told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This is moral injury: the bone-deep understanding that you are not a good guy.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

But this was Ronnie, and he was just a good guy feeling down.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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