happy ending

noun
/ˌhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Old Norse happbor. Middle English hap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English happy English happy Middle English endynge English ending English happy ending From happy (adjective) + ending (noun).

  1. derived from *andijōną — “to end
  2. inherited from *andijōndz
  3. inherited from endiende
  4. inherited from ending
  5. compounded as happy ending — “happy + ending

Definitions

  1. A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the…

    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.

    • The heroine was killed, and since then the happy ending has only been preserved in an appendix in the play.
    • [A]nother would say that it [a novel being good] depends on a "happy ending," on a distribution at the last of prizes, pensions, husbands, wives, babies, millions, appended paragraphs, and cheerful remarks.
  2. An orgasm, especially one experienced by a male client after a hand job (“stimulation of…

    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.

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