GOODY-GOODY


Meaning of GOODY-GOODY in English

/good"ee good"ee/ , n. , pl. goody-goodies , adj.

n.

1. a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.

adj.

2. self-righteously or cloyingly good; affecting goodness.

[ 1870-75; redupl. of GOODY 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .