Dictionary

good girl en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜːl/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• go͝od′ gûrl′
• /ˈɡʊɖ ˌɡəːʳl/ (India)
• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡøːl/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜɹl/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɡʉd ˌɡɪɹl/ (Scotland)

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Well done, to a female.
2. Said as praise to an obedient female dog or other female domesticated animal; see also who's a good girl.
   • "Fetch! Fetch!" (dog fetches stick) "Good girl!"

good girl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜːl/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• go͝od′ gûrl′
• /ˈɡʊɖ ˌɡəːʳl/ (India)
• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡøːl/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜɹl/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɡʉd ˌɡɪɹl/ (Scotland)

Meanings

1. An obedient female dog, child, or someone who behaves like one, even when deemed inappropriate.
   • Take some time to share your stories with one another, especially identifying which brand of good girl you each might be. Did you accept Jesus as a child or as an adult? If you accepted Jesus as an adult, in what ways can you still relate with the good girl? 2011 September 1, Emily P. Freeman, Grace for the Good Girl: Letting Go of the Try-Hard Life, Baker Books, →ISBN, page 229:
   • Boys didn’t fall in love with, want forever with, raise babies with, or take care of sluts. I wanted to be taken care of. Desperately. I tried to be a “good girl.” 2026 June 12, Emily Ratajkowski, “Mother F*cker”, in The Cut:
   • You're a good girl, standing by your man even when he gets you in trouble.

Forms

Coordinates

good boy

Deriveds

good girl art

Relateds

attagirl