happy camper
happy camper noun: one who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
Noun
happy camper (plural happy campers)
- One who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
- I will be a happy camper when they fix the potholes on my commute.
- “You all look like happy campers to me,” Dan Quayle to the people of American Samoa.1989 April 26, Shirley Marlow, “Quayle Visits Samoa, Decides He'll Give It a Break”, in Los Angeles Times
- Synonyms:
- happy bunny
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see happy, camper.
Synonyms of happy camper
Forms of happy camper
| plural | happy campers |
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Origin of happy camper
The Dictionary of American Slang suspects the phrase to have originated among California movie and show-business people as a reference to child clients of summer camps.
Questions about happy camper
- What does happy camper mean?
- Happy camper means one who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
- What part of speech is happy camper?
- Happy camper is a noun.
- What is the plural of happy camper?
- The plural of happy camper is happy campers.
Words near happy camper in the dictionary
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