goody two-shoes

NOUN

somebody smug and well-behaved

Synonyms

WEAK

Miss Priss Puritan Victorian goody-goody prig priss prude strait-laced

ADJECTIVE

overly well-behaved

Synonyms

STRONG

Victorian goody-goody old-maidish priggish prim and proper prissy prudish puritanical

Example Sentences

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It’s more likely, though, that she hoped to put some distance between her and her old pair of goody two shoes.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2015

“A good girl, goody two shoes, Audrey Hepburn, classic, safe, feminine, soft, girlie.”

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2014

Ah, so she’s a real goody two shoes.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

A perk of being a goody two shoes is that Barb will probably believe me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott