Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, informal)One who is thoroughly content or satisfied.

    I will be a happy camper when they fix the potholes on my commute.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see happy, camper.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Tom is not a happy camper.

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  2. Tom isn't a happy camper, is he?

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  3. I'm not a happy camper.

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  4. Tom isn't a happy camper.

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  5. He was not a happy camper.

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Origin

The Dictionary of American Slang suspects the phrase to have originated among California m

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.

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Forms

plural: happy campers
Singularhappy camper
Pluralhappy campers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
happy bunny

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
happinessA2happyA1haramharangue
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