Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy meal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py meal
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A restaurant fast food meal option for a child, which is usually boxed and includes a toy; typically comprising a main dish, a side dish (usually French fries), a drink (frequently a juice box), and dessert (frequently a cookie).

noun

A McDonald's brand boxed kid's meal.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of happy meal (“any fast food restaurant kid's meal”).

Etymology

From happy + meal, from Happy Meal. From being a meal that is supposed to bring joy. A genericization of the McDonald's trademark Happy Meal.

Inflected Forms

happy meals (plural)

Phrases

one fry short of a Happy Meal three fries short of a Happy Meal a few fries short of a Happy Meal

Questions

What does happy meal mean?: A restaurant fast food meal option for a child, which is usually boxed and includes a toy; typically comprising a main dish, a side dish (usually French fries), a drink (frequently a juice box), and dessert (frequently a cookie).
Where does happy meal come from?: From happy + meal, from Happy Meal. From being a meal that is supposed to bring joy. A genericization of the McDonald's trademark Happy Meal.

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