happy meal

happy meal noun: a restaurant fast food meal option for a child, which is usually boxed and includes a toy; typically comprising a main dish, a side dish (usually French fries), a drink (frequently a juice box), and dessert (frequently a cookie).

Noun (1)

happy meal (plural happy meals)

A restaurant fast food meal option for a child, which is usually boxed and includes a toy; typically comprising a main dish, a side dish (usually French fries), a drink (frequently a juice box), and dessert (frequently a cookie).

Noun (2) capitalized: Happy Meal

Happy Meal (plural Happy Meals)

A McDonald's brand boxed kid's meal.
Alternative letter-case form of happy meal (“any fast food restaurant kid's meal”).

Forms of happy meal

plural	happy meals
alternative form	Happy Meal
plural	Happy Meals
alternative form	happy meal

Origin of happy meal

From happy + meal, from Happy Meal. From being a meal that is supposed to bring joy. A genericization of the McDonald's trademark Happy Meal.

From happy + meal. From being a meal that is supposed to bring joy. Coined by the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain.

Words formed from happy meal

Questions about happy meal

What does happy meal mean?: Happy meal means a restaurant fast food meal option for a child, which is usually boxed and includes a toy; typically comprising a main dish, a side dish (usually French fries), a drink (frequently a juice box), and dessert (frequently a cookie).
What part of speech is happy meal?: Happy meal is a noun.
What is the plural of happy meal?: The plural of happy meal is happy meals.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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