Definitions
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- adjective nonstandard, humorous
comparative form ofgood : moregood - noun nonstandard, humorous nominalization of good
Etymologies
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Examples
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Because having empathy has been framed as being condescending, being a do-gooder, which is equated with being weak.
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If the logic of the strategy of opposing the stimulus package and "looking good" when all fails held any water then you would have to say Costello had edged ahead of Turnbull and would be looking "gooder" because Turnbull at least thought we should have some stimulus package and presumably a budget deficit.
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If not for the Internet, would there be lesser Atheists now? it is because of the increasing availability of information and sources that encourages reasoning on the Internet ... that it has produced more atheists and drives people to look for evidential (materialistic & logical) proofs for anything and everything that man doesn't want to base his trust in (since it comes in the way of his own desires and lifestyle irrespective of how it is!!). there would certainly be "gooder" english
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"gooder" than the rest (I said "arguably", but I don't think it really is).
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First, we meet the mean and selfish Phil, then the woman chasing Phil and then the do-gooder Phil.
Melanie Gorman: How To Apologize: Getting A 'Do-Over' This Groundhog Day Melanie Gorman 2011
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First, we meet the mean and selfish Phil, then the woman chasing Phil and then the do-gooder Phil.
Melanie Gorman: How To Apologize: Getting A 'Do-Over' This Groundhog Day Melanie Gorman 2011
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Or maybe she's not selfless but has found a way to steal a family while appearing to be a do-gooder.
Dear Book Lover Cynthia Crossen 2011
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He picked up the phone and dialled his villager do-gooder.
Police Complaints – The Shocking Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Shopaholic and do-gooder are not titles that typically go hand in hand.
Making Clicks Count -- A New Way To Shop Online The Huffington Post 2011
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Shopaholic and do-gooder are not titles that typically go hand in hand.
Making Clicks Count -- A New Way To Shop Online The Huffington Post 2011
Gexe commented on the word gooder
Are you kidding me!?!?
February 12, 2009