goody-goody
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Even non-comic book fans know that the hero born Kal-El on Krypton was always a goody-goody who stood up to bullies and protected the downtrodden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
I was more of a goody-goody, more than people would expect.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2017
It’s drive-in, drive-through and road-trip season, and especially on sunny days, sometimes food doesn’t have to be goody-goody to be good.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2017
And I had learned an important lesson: If you were going to survive in jail, the goody-goody stuff had to go.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Still, it’s a safe bet that Reijn believes these goody-goodies will grow up to make their own mistakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Milligan has the most obvious showstoppers, one per act, in which she introduces her crew of goody-goodies — now including Kimberly and Seth — to the thrilling anarchy of selfishness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
“But then there came this resurgence of monogamous commitments, and the concept of yearning to go back to the wholesome, good old days of goody-goodies like Donna Reed.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
Meanwhile many artists, however strong their faith, chafe under both that artistically restrictive pressure from within and the stigma against goody-goodies in the commercial world.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
“I know you goody-goodies think I’m always the bad guy,” he said.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
