Meaning of happy-go-lucky | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who is happy-go-lucky.
2. A person who does odd jobs.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Now, both these kids are your friends, but one is mature and responsible, taking his time to understand what he is doing and why he is doing it, and the other friend is a happy-go-lucky, who just lets things happen to him.”

“Sara was presumably the “desperate” girl and Thomas the “happy-go-lucky” who would be vindicated once Sara's baby was born “too soon,” less than nine months after their encounter”

“Suppose our 'happy-go-luckies' get sea sick.”

“Then we have a new bunch growing up called "casuals". I looked that up in the dictionary and it means happy-go-luckies. The amount for these happy-go-luckies or casuals involves another 25 per cent of the total amount of the item, and we are asked to vote it without any details whatsoever.”

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