happy-go-lucky
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- 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
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Watch on YouTubeFor 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.
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Most of the people who know me would think that I am a very happy-go-lucky type of girl.
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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.
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Every day, his huge smile and his happy-go-lucky optimism filled my classroom.
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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.
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Synonyms
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2.9
Not feeling worried or responsible
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6.3
Behaving without strict rules and doing what you want
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8.1
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.