transferred. Used familiarly as a nickname or designation.

Originally allusively. A name or nickname for: a person, typically a girl or young woman, who resembles the character of Goody Two-shoes (see…

colloquial. Used as a contemptuous (or sometimes affectionate) nickname or form of address.

Used as a nickname or contemptuous form of address for a stupid person.

colloquial. A person. In plural. Usually with capital initial. A nickname for: a clever or studious person (sometimes ironic). Also as a form of…