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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Yale psychologist and researcher Stanley Milgram demonstrated that good people will do bad things if enjoined to do so by an authority.
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of naked people that are good people.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Most good people, who manage these trade-offs with compassion and skill, are creatures of fragile equilibria.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Here’s the kicker, these are good people.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of naked people that are good people.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Most good people, who manage these trade-offs with compassion and skill, are creatures of fragile equilibria.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Here’s the kicker, these are good people.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Good people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20people. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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