goody-goodynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡʊd.iˌɡʊd.i/us/ˈɡʊd.iˌɡʊd.i/informal disapprovingsomeone who behaves in a way intended to please people in authority
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- malcontent
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- scumbag
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
- viper
See more results »