HAPPY-GO-LUCKY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of happy-go-lucky in English

(Definition of happy-go-lucky from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of happy-go-lucky from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of happy-go-lucky

happy-go-lucky
He will never be his happy-go-lucky self with that easygoing personality and welcoming smile.
From ABC News
It's hard to think they'll never be the same happy-go-lucky guys they were before this.
She's a happy-go-lucky girl who loves all people and other dogs!
That's the reason he was a comedian, he was a very happy-go-lucky kid.
I really wasn't into writing happy-go-lucky songs about domestic bliss and couldn't fathom the idea of composing real kids' music.
From Wired
How he deals with that and how his friends come to realize that this happy-go-lucky boy has led an incredibly sad and fractured life.
Even the happy-go-lucky scenes and the wry scenes are more fun.
It has nothing happy-go-lucky about it.
It smuggled its politics in under the guise of two happy-go-lucky gals taking a road trip together; the trailer did not even hint at its darker core.
He was happy-go-lucky, no problems.
From ABC News
In this happy-go-lucky prediction, 90% of energy production would come from wind and solarenergy, and the other 10% would come from hydroelectric, geothermal, and wave/tidal power.
My portrayal of the protagonist's transition from a quirky, happy-go-lucky student to an insecure self-harmer ended up being much more powerful than a flat depiction of her would have been.
He's always been a happy-go-lucky guy.
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Translations of happy-go-lucky

in Chinese (Traditional)
樂天的,無憂無慮的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
乐天的,无忧无虑的…
in Spanish
despreocupado, viva la virgen…
in Portuguese
despreocupado…
in more languages
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in French
in Dutch
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in Russian
gamsız, kaygısız, tasasız…
insouciant…
op goed geluk…
bezstarostně…
sorgløs, ubekymret…
tidak kenal susah…
สบายอกสบายใจ…
vô tư lự…
beztroski…
sorglös, lättsinnig…
ceria…
unbekümmert…
ubekymret, sorgløs…
безтурботний…
беспечный…
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