Lady Luck

American

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

the personification of luck as a lady bringing good or bad fortune.

Lady Luck was against us and we lost the game.

Lady Luck British

noun

the personification of fortune or chance

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Etymology

Origin of Lady Luck

First recorded in 1930–35

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Lady Luck

Lady Luck has been by Scotland's side on their path to America, poor performances in qualifying against Belarus and Greece at home still ending up as wins.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

It makes them feel special, like Lady Luck has shone her light on them.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

Las Vegas, you might be in with Lady Luck!

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025

The Super Bowl will showcase several commercials, including one from DraftKings involving a daredevil Lady Luck.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

Three hours later these two agents of Lady Luck engaged in a little hard work in their search for easy money.

From Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley

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