happy camper

American

noun

Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied.

There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.

happy camper British

noun

informal a happy, satisifed person (esp in the phrase not a happy camper )

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happy camper Idioms

A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

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“The Major’s got a friend, I’ve got a name, happy campers each and every, tickled pink, over the moon, five hops forward, no hops back, if you get my meaning.”

From Literature

Still, King wasn’t a happy camper, noting that she and her husband had to add more travel time to get to and from the port for the new cruise.

From MarketWatch

“So when I get to see the blimp, I’m a happy camper.”

From Los Angeles Times

My wife wore Arcade belts around Alaska and regularly since, and has been one happy camper.

From Salon

It would be strange for a team that is losing to be happy campers.

From BBC

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