English

Noun

goo-goo ‎(plural goo-goos)

1. (derogatory) A Philippine person.

Alternative forms

• gugu

Etymology 2

From good government

Noun

goo-goo ‎(plural goo-goos)

1. (US, politics, pejorative) A government reformer
   • 1912, December 4, Voters, Aroused, Rout Goo-Goo Gangsters:

     Stinging Rebuke Administered to Bald Attempt to Grab City; Goo-Goo Clique Swept Off Their Feet by Landslide Against Municipal Freak

   • 1993, December 7, “Mike Royko”, in Pass the pablums, it's goo-goo time, page 13:

     Some goo-goos are so relentless in their pursuit of goo-gooism that they become a public menace.

Alternative forms

• Goo-Goo