happy endings
happy endings is the plural of happy ending.
Meaning of happy ending
Noun
happy ending (plural happy endings)
- A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness.
- [S]ome Gentlemen, declared againſt Tragedies in general, and in favour of Comedies, […] And hovv vvas this happy ending to be brought about? VVhy, by this very eaſy and trite expedient; to vvit, by reforming Lovelace, and marrying him to Clariſſa— […]1750, [Samuel Richardson], “Postscript. Referred to in the Preface. In which Several Objections that have been Made, as well to the Catastrophe as to Different Parts of the Preceding History, are...
- Synonyms:
- eucatastrophe, fairy-tale ending, happy ever after, happily ever after
- An orgasm, especially one experienced by a male client after a hand job (“stimulation of the penis using the hand”) provided by a masseuse at the end of a massage.
- "This not sucky sucky place, we don't do that, wesbian!" / "No," I argued. "I don't want sucky sucky, I just want a massage. It's okay if she doesn't know how to give a massage, but could she at least tickle my back?" / "No happy ending!" she yelled, getting louder. / "I don't want a happy ending...2008, Chelsea Handler, Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, New York, N.Y.: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 147
Questions about happy endings
- What is happy endings the plural of?
- Happy endings is the plural of happy ending.
Words near happy endings in the dictionary
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