do-good

[doo-good]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or befitting a do-gooder.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of do-good¹

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from do-gooder

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Idioms and Phrases

Act in an upright, moral way; engage in philanthropy. For example, Social workers are trained to help people to help themselves, not simply going around doing good. This term was first recorded in a.d. 725. Also see do any good; do one good.

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Example Sentences

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Do-good lawyers are hard at work, filing a blizzard of paperwork against one departmental purge after another; it’s unclear, though, if their lawsuits are doing much to slow things down.

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“I mean, I’m a straight-up guy. I’m a do-good in Mayberry RFD.”

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“You’re trying to put guys out there that are going well. Certainly, Kolten has got a long track record of being a really productive player in this league. But you know as I’ve often said, ‘It’s a do-good league.’

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In Servais’ “do-good league,” Wong hasn’t done enough in the first 40-plus games to keep his starting job.

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She explained that the Village East was donating the time, a gesture that is very much in the spirit of her feel-good, do-good mission: Ten percent of the $20 ticket price for each festival goes to a local animal charity in every city hosting the programs.

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Dogon do-gooder

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