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goody-goody

noun as in overly good or nice person

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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.

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She elevates the role which, frankly, is a little thin: the sweet, high-ponytailed, goody-goody who doesn't even have her ears pierced.

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A sweet doe-eyed goody-goody, she wore little dresses that revealed occasional glimpses of white cotton underwear.

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“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.

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She was a little too bland and goody-goody for my taste at first — never mind that Hillary Clinton is a fan.

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