happy place

noun

plural happy places
: something (such as an activity, experience, or environment) that provides comfort, joy, or fulfillment
Dancing is my happy place and even just thinking about it lifts me up.—Amy Dowden
The ice cream shop, she said, is her "happy place".—Malika Andrews

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Colman is incapable of playing any character with just one note, and here delivers another three-dimensional performance of a woman determined to change her life and find her happy place in it. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Sam Smith’s new album is about the gooey good stuff, home, and a happy place. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Julia Davidson arrived at her happy place — the dance studio — a long time ago. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 If your favorite book genre is children’s books, your home is your happy place—an ever-changing space to express your creativity and push design boundaries. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for happy place

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of happy place was in 1994

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“Happy place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20place. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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