GOODY-GOODIES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

goody-goodies

noun

plural of goody-goody

as in crabs

informal + disapproving a person (such as a child) whose good behavior and politeness are annoying because they seem to be excessive or not sincere The other kids don't like her because she's a goody-goody.

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The sculpture—which is home to live fish and crabs—takes inspiration from Newtown Creek, the toxic waterway between Brooklyn and Queens.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026
At low tide, the pools on Olympic beaches are rife with starfish and crabs.

— Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.

— MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.

— Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

Definition of bores

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