GOODY TWO-SHOES


Meaning of GOODY TWO-SHOES in English

Pronunciation: ' gu ̇ -d ē - ' tü- ˌ shüz

Function: noun

Usage: often cap S

Etymology: from Goody Two-Shoes, heroine of a children's story perhaps by Oliver Goldsmith

Date: 1934

: a person who is goody-goody also : a person who is uncommonly good

– goody-two-shoes adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.