| 单词 | happy camper |
| 释义 | > as lemmashappy camper happy camper n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a content or satisfied person; also in extended use.Frequently in negative contexts, esp. in not a happy camper. ΚΠ 1930 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 25 May 1/6 At the meeting of the staff of Camp Shatter, the summer camp of the Blair-Bedford council, Boy Scouts of America, the slogan ‘Every Scout a Happy Camper’ was selected.] 1957 N.Y. Amsterdam News 22 June 34/ ‘I simply want to be a happy camper,’ says ‘Pocahontas’ whose real name is Miss Edna Riley. 1966 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 7 Mar. 1/5 (caption) No Happy Camper: Genuine pain is registered on the face of this unidentified soldier undergoing training at Fort Benning's Camp Happiness. 1981 Sunday Herald (Chicago) 27 Sept. (Northwest section: Elk Grove Village) Glossary of campus lingo... Happy Camper—Usually negative ‘My weekend? My cat died, mom made me paint the entire house and I caught my boyfriend with a guy. I was not a happy camper.’ 1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 26 June c1 Although no longer distinguished by a world record, Lundquist said he is ‘a happy camper’. 2009 Express (Nexis) 12 May (Sports section) 58 He wasn't a happy camper, but sometimes the manager knows best. < as lemmas |
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