First Known Use: 1934
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Goody Two–shoes
noun, often capitalized S \ˈgu̇-dē-ˈtü-ˌshüz\
Definition of GOODY TWO-SHOES
: a person who is goody-goody; also : a person who is uncommonly good
— goody–two–shoes adjective
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Origin of GOODY TWO-SHOES
from Goody Two-Shoes, heroine of a children's story perhaps by Oliver Goldsmith
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