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goody two-shoes

noun as in somebody smug and well-behaved

adjective as in overly well-behaved

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The singer, who turns 70 next month, found fame in the 1980s with his band Adam And The Ants, enjoying a string of Top 10 hits including the number ones Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming and Goody Two Shoes.

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Caught in the middle, Ms. Feinstein — derided by her male political rivals as “Goody Two Shoes” — ran twice for mayor and lost.

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She was annoyed, she said, by youth books that were “goody two shoes sagas” or that blamed parents for everything.

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“He would call me Mr. Goody Two Shoes,” Pauken testified.

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“Or he would say to another executive or friend or somebody that I don’t like girls. I’m Mr. Goody Two Shoes. … That was just part of what it was like being in an abusive relationship.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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