English Explanatory Dictionary

happy as Larry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely happy and carefree.

Pronunciation

En-au-happy as Larry.ogg

Word forms

happy as Larry

Etymology

This has been said to refer to the Australian boxer Larry Foley (1849–1917), who never lost a fight. This is not likely as the earliest reference to the phrase is in a letter to the editor of the Illawarra Mercury in Wollongong, Australia in 1857. In it the correspondent "G U A" (probably Dr. George Underwood Alley, known for regularly corresponding with newspapers) writes "...we'll all live together, like Brown's cows, and be as happy as Larry."

Synonyms

happy
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