goody two shoes

== English == === Alternative forms === goody-two-shoes, goody two-shoes, goodie two shoes, goodie two-shoes === Etymology === From goody (“goodwife, obsolete title of respect for a woman”) +‎ two +‎ shoes. Generally considered to have originated with the title character in The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765), which indeed seems to be the source of its later use as a common noun with the present meaning. However, as a proper noun with implications of wealth rather than goodness, it is also found earlier, c. 1687, in the writings of Charles Cotton: “Why, what then; Goody Two-Shoes, what if it be? / Hold you, if you can, your tittle-tattle, quoth he.” === Pronunciation === /ˌɡʊdiˈtuʃuz/ === Noun === goody two shoes (plural goody two shoes) (derogatory) A goody-goody; a person who is almost always perfectly well-behaved, with an implication of smugness. ==== Synonyms ==== (exceptionally good person): boy scout ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia