happy-go-lucky
/'hæpigou,lʌki/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Cheerfully irresponsible or carefree: Describes a person who is generally cheerful and does not worry about the future or the consequences of their actions. They take life as it comes without serious planning or concern.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- He has a happy-go-lucky attitude about his finances, which sometimes worries his family.
- She floated through her twenties with a happy-go-lucky spirit, never stressing about tomorrow.
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a personality trait or a temporary state of mind characterized by a lack of worry.
- Despite the looming deadlines, he maintained a happy-go-lucky demeanor.
Variants and Related Words
- Carefree (adj): Free from anxiety or responsibility. (Often similar but can lack the specific connotation of cheerful irresponsibility).
- Freewheeling (adj): Not constrained by rules or convention; spontaneous. (Emphasizes a lack of restriction more than a cheerful mood).
- Harum-scarum (adj, archaic): Reckless, rash. (Similar in irresponsibility but often with a more negative, chaotic connotation).
Synonyms
- Blithe: Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
- Devil-may-care: Very casual and unconcerned about the consequences of actions.
- Easygoing: Relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner.
Related Phrases
- To live a happy-go-lucky life: To live in a carefree, unconcerned manner.
- He chose to live a happy-go-lucky life, traveling and taking odd jobs.
Related Idioms
- Take things as they come: To deal with events or situations as they occur, without worrying about the future. (This idiom captures the philosophy of a happy-go-lucky person).
- Her happy-go-lucky nature means she just takes things as they come.
Adjective
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cheerfully irresponsible
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carefree with his money
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freewheeling urban youths
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had a harum-scarum youth
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