Definition of "goody-goody" [good•y-good•y]

• Affectedly sweet, good, or virtuous. (adjective)
• One who is affectedly sweet, good, or virtuous. (noun)

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• "And I didn't want him just to come across as a goody-goody."
• ""I'm not swayed by goody-goody later deeds," she says."
• "This time almost no announcer tried to play the goody-goody."