happeningnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈhæp.ən.ɪŋ/us/ˈhæp.ən.ɪŋ/something that has happened:
Recent happenings on the stock market can be interpreted in various ways.
a performance or similar event that happens without preparation
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Events and occurrences
- -athon
- a close call idiom
- a close/near thing idiom
- action
- all-nighter
- back story
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- call
- development
- event
- goings-on
- incident
- jamboree
- life event
- milestone
- past
- spectacle
- synchronicity
- to-ing and fro-ing
- turn of events
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Spectacles & performances
happeningadjective
uk/ˈhæp.ən.ɪŋ/us/ˈhæp.ən.ɪŋ/informalA happening place is extremely fashionable and exciting:
Ask Caroline - she knows all the happening clubs in town.
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Modern & fashionable
- be (all) the rage idiom
- be having a moment idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- be the new sth idiom
- futuristic
- get with the programme idiom
- high-tech
- hip
- hipster
- it
- minute 1
- programme
- sharp
- smart
- state-of-the-art
- street cred
- swinger
- swinging
- switched on
- à la mode
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