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goody two shoes
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goody two shoesnoun
A goody-goody.
goody two shoesnoun
A person who is exceptionally good.
Etymology: From the title character in The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes
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goody two shoes
The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes is a children's story published by John Newbery in London in 1765. The story popularized the phrase "goody two-shoes" as a descriptor for an excessively virtuous person or do-gooder.
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Goody Two Shoes
"Goody Two Shoes" is a popular song by Adam Ant. The song was released on the album Friend or Foe in 1982. The title phrase is a disparaging term for someone who is overly virtuous or conformist.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Goody Two Shoes
a character in a nursery story published in 1765, and supposed to have been written by Goldsmith when in straits.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of goody two shoes in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of goody two shoes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of goody two shoes in a Sentence
All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency.
I was like, ‘Oh, I’m not allowed to do that, I’m so sorry, he was like, ‘OK, [Rob] had a feeling you were a goody two-shoes and followed the rules.’ So he pulled out this crinkled-up name tag and on the back, it said ‘shhh’ with his phone number. And I just held onto it until I was ready to call him. He knew I was a rule follower, I love it.
We can't all be goody two-shoes and sit in the car and do nothing, so maybe if it crowds out less safe behavior like texting that's good.
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