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be a happy camper

To be pleasant and in good spirits. I'm a happy camper now that I've been promoted and am no longer an intern! He's not going to be a happy camper when he finds out you ate his leftovers.

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(a) happy camper

a happy person. The boss came in this morning and found his hard disk trashed. He was not a happy camper.

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not be a happy camper

  (British & American humorous) also not be a happy bunny (British humorous)

to be annoyed about a situation Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy camper.

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happy camper

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]

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happy camper

n. a happy person. (Often in the negative.) I am not a happy camper. I am tired, hungry, and I need a shower.

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