happy-go-lucky
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of happy-go-lucky
First recorded in 1665–75
Vocabulary lists containing happy-go-lucky
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Described by his mum, Bernie, as "happy go lucky and fun-loving", Oran was the fifth of seven children and loved going fishing with his dad, brother and friends.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
My high school yearbook described me as "happy go lucky," a pretty accurate assessment; my father kept a smile on his face to the end, a trait she admired.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
“I’m not happy go lucky about this, just to be happy go lucky,” Taillon said Saturday during the Pirates’ annual fan festival at PNC Park.
From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2020
From the trailer, this looks like a big, huge, classic musical — it’s quirky, happy go lucky, and Jackman looks kind of manic.
From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2017
Bahama Jack was a happy go lucky sort of a sailor and he came to this country and worked for a while on a lumber schooner running from Florida to Boston.
From The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle Or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht by Stratemeyer, Edward
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
