happy-go-lucky
- adjective
- /ˌhæpi ɡoʊ ˈlʌki/
- She is a happy-go-lucky person who enjoys life without worrying about the future.
- happy-go-lucky guy
- happy-go-lucky kid
- happy-go-lucky person
For starters, I have had a great life and I'm a very happy go lucky geezer by default.
- For starters, I have had a great life and I'm a very happy go lucky geezer by default.
- Going into the jungle, this hypothetical woman is a not so happy go lucky break dancer.
- We think of hope as privileged or toxic or naive sort of happy go lucky philosophy that ignores all of the world's problems.
- He is described as being very like happy go lucky and kind of dumb and just like jolly and all he wants is for people to be happy.
- Happy go lucky lie, the happy go lucky guy.
- Oh girl why do you even give me high this supposed to be a happy go lucky video Now I want to fight a nigga.
- But I think in general, people saw that I was, I was this normal guy, family man and, you know, happy go lucky crazy.
- They have seen studies already, human studies where you take someone who's generally a happy go lucky well be like they rated their well-being as high.
- But one guy is a very happy go lucky, likes to smoke pot, likes to hang out, very just a chill, kind of playful guy.
Examples
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Wetherby Goode was a husky, happy-go-lucky fellow, always ready for an adventure—no questions asked.
Fiction book (2002) -
Most of the people who know me would think that I am a very happy-go-lucky type of girl.
Blog text (6) -
But I think in general, people saw that I was, I was this normal guy, family man and, you know, happy go lucky crazy.
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So the other parent gets to be the happy go lucky parent and the fun parent.
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You know, you used to be such a happy-go-lucky fellow.
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While I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of person, sometimes I can be shy.
Blog text (1) -
Every day, his huge smile and his happy-go-lucky optimism filled my classroom.
Blog text (8) -
Speedy was there, and he was his usual happy-go-lucky self.
Fiction book (2000) -
"And Dennis," he said, "was what you'd call happy-go-lucky."
Fiction book (1994) -
Normally a happy-go-lucky person, this is a hard mindset for me to accept—but I do.
Blog text (29)
Synonyms
Not feeling worried or responsible
Behaving without strict rules and doing what you want
Not caring about danger or the bad results of actions
Acting cheerful and not careful about work or duties
Careless and lively in a way that causes trouble
Being too hopeful about things and not seeing clear problems
Being very hopeful even when things seem bad
A person who is very optimistic in a way that ignores real problems
Antonyms
How Carefree
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Happy-go-lucky comes from putting three simple words together: happy ('feeling good'), go ('move') and lucky ('fortunate'), so picture someone who just moves through life smiling and trusting things will work out. That's why happy-go-lucky means 'carefree' and not worried about the future.