goody-goodies
Annoyingly virtuous people
Goody-goodies is the plural of goody-goody, a person who is annoyingly virtuous or eager to please authority figures.
The term is dismissive, suggesting the behavior is performative rather than sincere: The goody-goodies always sat in the front row and raised their hands first.
Also goody two-shoes.
Overly modest people
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
pious · virtuous · squeaky-clean · moralizers · judgmental · uptight · priggish · smug
Favored students
- sycophantsServile self-seeking flatterers
- brown-nosersThose who flatter superiors
- apple-polishersThose who ingratiate themselves
- yes-menAutomatic approval-givers
obedient · compliant · dutiful · well-behaved · strait-laced · prim · proper · obsequious
People who reveal secrets
- snitchesThose who betray confidences
- hall monitorsStudents overseeing school passages
- prefectsStudent disciplinary aides
- informersThose who reveal secrets
tell-tales · sneaks · narcs · squeakers · best-behaved
prudes
Overly modest people
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
puritanical · pious · virtuous · squeaky-clean · moralizers · judgmental · uptight · priggish · smug · insufferable
teacher's pets
Favored students
- sycophantsServile self-seeking flatterers
- brown-nosersThose who flatter superiors
- apple-polishersThose who ingratiate themselves
yes-men · obedient · compliant · dutiful · well-behaved · strait-laced · prim · proper · obsequious · deferential
tattletales
People who reveal secrets
- snitchesThose who betray confidences
- hall monitorsStudents overseeing school passages
- prefectsStudent disciplinary aides
informers · tell-tales · sneaks · narcs · squeakers · best-behaved
goody-goodiesrebels
Armed opposition fighters
troublemakers · delinquents · bad boys · bad girls · scofflaws
goody-goodieswild ones
Untamed beings or mavericks
hell-raisers · loose cannons · mavericks · nonconformists · free spirits
goody-goodiesscoundrels
Dishonest, unprincipled people
villains · heels · cads · knaves · rapscallions