Phrase Hound found 146 phrases and 18 compound words that contain happy. The most common are listed below. Open happy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 146
- happy birthdaySaid or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")
- happy New YearA wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.
- happy holidaysA greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
- happy hourA time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.
- Happy ValleyA residential area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
- Happy New
- Happy TimeSynonym of First Happy Time: The early phase of the Battle of the Atlantic during which German Navy U-boats enjoyed significant success against the British Royal Navy and its allies.
- happy mediumA balanced position between two opposite extremes.
- happy EasterAn expression used during Easter to wish someone a happy time.
- fat and happyContent; having one's wants and needs met; often with a connotation of complacent advantage or privilege (as for example with a sinecure or with power of socioeconomic establishment).
- happy talkLighthearted, pleasant conversation; upbeat banter; optimistic remarks.
- trigger-happyHaving a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
- happy daysAn exclamation which expresses satisfaction.
- happy numberAny number that eventually reaches 1 after some number of iterations of replacing each of its digits by the sum of that digit's squares.
- Happy JackAn unincorporated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
- Happy Life
- happy pathA default scenario in which no exceptional or error conditions arise.
- happy-go-luckycarefree or untroubled
- Happy MerchantAn anti-Semitic caricature of a Jew, often featuring in far-right memes and propaganda.
- Happy CampA census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
- happy cornerA type of school prank where two or more people slam a victim's crotch against a pole or similar objects.
- Happy AdventureA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- happy hunting groundA Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.
- happy buttonThe clitoris.
- get happyIn Black or Pentecostal churches, to undergo the experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit, associated with ecstatic singing, dancing, and general spiritual fervor.
Compound words 18
- happilyIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- unhappyNot happy; sad.
- happyologistA social scientist who studies happiness.
- happyologyThe study of happiness.
- happycoreSynonym of happy hardcore: A genre of rave music typified by a very fast tempo and a bright, cheerful sound, often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics.
- overhappyExceedingly happy.
- slaphappyIncoherent from being struck; punch drunk.
- happyishSomewhat happy.
- nonhappyNot happy.
- semihappySomewhat or partly happy.