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goody-goody

Translations

goody-goodynoun
goody-goodies
pl
Countable; informal, often derogatory.
паинькаразг.; обычно о ребёнке, подчёркивает чрезмерную примерность
The other kids teased her for being a goody-goody who never broke the rules.
Другие дети дразнили её за то, что она была паинькой, которая никогда не нарушала правила.
святошапренебр.; подчёркивает показную праведность
Stop acting like a goody-goody all the time.
Перестань всё время вести себя как святоша.
goody-goodyadjective
more goody-goody
Comp.
most goody-goody
Super.
Informal, often derogatory; can function attributively or predicatively.
примерныйирон., разг.; чрезмерно правильный, раздражающий
His goody-goody attitude irritated his more rebellious classmates.
Его примерное поведение раздражало более бунтарских одноклассников.
goody-goodyinterjection
Childlike or ironic exclamation of pleasure or approval.
"Goody-goody! We're having ice cream for dessert," she exclaimed.
«Ура! На десерт у нас мороженое!» — воскликнула она.

Definitions

goody-goodynoun
A person, especially a child, who is ostentatiously well-behaved or self-righteously virtuous, often in order to gain approval.
The other kids teased her for being a goody-goody who never broke the rules.
goody-goodyadjective
Excessively or self-righteously virtuous and well-behaved to an annoying degree.
His goody-goody attitude irritated his more rebellious classmates.
goody-goodyinterjection
Used, often by children or ironically, to express delight or satisfaction.
"Goody-goody! We're having ice cream for dessert," she exclaimed.
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