happies

English

Etymology 1

From happy (adjective) +‎ -s (plural suffix).

Noun

happies pl (plural only)

1. (informal, rare) The act or state of being happy; happiness.
   • 1993, Angela Bowie with Patrick Carr, “Sayonara, Spiders from Mars”, in Backstage Passes: Life on the Wild Side with David Bowie, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 190:

     The word “Bowiemania” appeared in the language, and when we alighted at Charing Cross Station from the train bringing us home from Paris, screaming teens by the hundreds swooned and swarmed. That kind of thing can get your blood going, and it certainly gave me a case of the happies.

   • 2000 March, Larry Karp, chapter 19, in Scamming the Birdman (A Thomas Purdue Mystery; 2), Aurora, Colo.: Write Way Publishing, →ISBN, page 159:

     “Jes.” Espinoza’s smile is that of a man incubating a major case of the happies. “Will feel even better tomorrow, Doaktore.”

   • 2000 October, Brennan Manning, “The Way of Trust”, in Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin’s Path to God, [San Francisco, Calif.]: HarperSanFrancisco, →ISBN, page 8:

     God, by definition, is thinking of me. The merchant of mistrust dismisses these words as hyperbole and remains grim, sullen, fearful. The trusting disciple receives them and has an attack of the happies.

Etymology 2

From happy (noun) +‎ -s (plural suffix).

Noun

happies

1. plural of happy

Related terms

• many happies

Etymology 3

From happy (verb) +‎ -s (third-person singular suffix).

Verb

happies

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of happy