good people
noun
US, informal + old-fashioned
: an honest, helpful, or morally good person
I like him; he's good people.
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For the first time when Marcia Trimble disappeared, suburban Nashville realized that bad things really do happen to good people.
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Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
My husband is from the Kurdish region of Iran, where the people are good people and desperate for freedom from the regime.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Congress must create a proper immigration process and allow these good people to stay.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
That, actually, if something’s good people come and find it.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
My husband is from the Kurdish region of Iran, where the people are good people and desperate for freedom from the regime.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Congress must create a proper immigration process and allow these good people to stay.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
That, actually, if something’s good people come and find it.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Good people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20people. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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