happy ending
nounEtymology
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).
- inherited from *andijōndz✻
- inherited from endiende
- inherited from ending
Definitions
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.
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for happy ending. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA