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happenin'

happenin'

1 9.9
A lively event that many people want to go to
  • noun
  • /ˈhæpənɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : evento

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Examples

  • Can you give me an idea of what's happenin' over there?

    A Clear Shot (2020)

  • - Hey, what's happenin', baby?

    Motorpsycho! (1965)

  • Hey, Jesse, what's happenin' here?

    Bound (1996)

  • Y'all are one happenin' bunch, boys and girls!

    I'm Not Me (2011)

  • What's happenin' here?

    Lightyear (2022)

  • If you are at a rally, you can find all the happenin' stuff right here, or if you can't make it and want to be a part of it, we will share the experience with you!

    Blog text (23)

  • What's happenin', bro?

    Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

  • The party last night was such a fun happenin' with great music and dancing.

  • Everyone wanted to know what the latest happenin' was on the weekend in the city.

  • The art show was a real happenin', attracting many people who love modern art.

Synonyms

happening
vshappenin'
19 3.4

An event that is unusual or important

is informal and lively rather than merely significant or unusual
doin'
vshappenin'
  • Informal
4 9.9

An informal event with lively activity and people

focuses on lively fashionable social occasions rather than general actions
wingding
vshappenin'
  • Informal
2 7.8

A lively party with music, dancing, and fun

is a broader fashionable social event not limited to parties

How Exciting

spectacle
68 4.2
happenin'
  • Archaic
1 9.9
party
∞ 1.0
get-together
  • Informal
46 1.9
meeting
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

happenin' singular
happenins' plural

Morphology

happenin' = happening (semi-transparent) = happen + in'

Built from 'happen' + -ing (colloquial 'in'); the noun sense 'an event' is literal but the informal sense 'fashionable event' is an extended, somewhat idiomatic usage.

Etymology

Happenin' as a noun is a casual form of happening meaning 'an event'. A helpful way to remember it is that people in the 1960s called lively art and music shows 'happenings', so a happenin' suggests a fun, exciting occasion.