happy camper

== English == === Etymology === The Dictionary of American Slang suspects the phrase to have originated among California movie and show-business people as a reference to child clients of summer camps. === Pronunciation === === Noun === happy camper (plural happy campers) (chiefly US, informal) One who is thoroughly content or satisfied. Synonym: happy bunny Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see happy,‎ camper. === References === Christine Ammer (2013), “happy camper”, in American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, second edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 197. Eric Partridge (2005), “happy camper”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 961. “happy camper n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present