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happening en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • [ˈhæpnɪŋ] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈhæpnɪn] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *happader.? ▲ Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *heppader.? Old English hæppander.? Middle English happen Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English happenen English happen Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English happening From happen + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (of a place, slang) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
    • When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town. 2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165:
    • “[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.” 2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13:
    • They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places. 2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157:
  2. (of a person or product, slang) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
    • Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals. 2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883:
    • Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing. 1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42:
    • San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah. 2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most happening Degree=Sup lexicographic
more happening Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (4)

fi tapahtuva (of a place: busy, lively) · ja おしゃれ (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute) · fi trendikäs (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute) · fi muodikas (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute)

happening en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • [ˈhæpnɪŋ] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈhæpnɪn] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *happader.? ▲ Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *heppader.? Old English hæppander.? Middle English happen Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English happenen English happen Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English happening From happen + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of happen
    form of happen
    • From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

happening en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • [ˈhæpnɪŋ] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈhæpnɪn] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *happader.? ▲ Proto-Germanic *hampijanąder. Old Norse *heppader.? Old English hæppander.? Middle English happen Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English happenen English happen Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English happening From happen + -ing. As term used in performance art popularized by Allan Kaprow.

Meanings

  1. Something that happens.
    • Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 271:
  2. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
    • And it was some kind of happening / Some kind of happening / Salvador Dali's garden party 1989, “Salvador Dali's Garden Party”, in Privilege, performed by Television Personalities:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
happenings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nonhappening · Fappening · happenstance · flippening

Descendants

happening · happening · ハプニング · 해프닝 · happening · happening

Synonyms

befalling · instance · occurrence · incident · event · occasion · proceeding · happening · episode · affair · incident · goings-on · hap · event

Translations (22)

de Happening (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation) · pdt Väafaul (something that happens) · gd tuiteamas (something that happens) · el γεγονός (something that happens) · pl happening (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation) · pl zdarzenie (something that happens) · fr happening (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation) · txb wäntare (something that happens) · bg случка (something that happens) · fi improvisoitu esitys (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation) · sv skeende (something that happens) · el συμβάν (something that happens) · fi tapahtuma (something that happens) · ro întâmplare (something that happens) · sl dogodek (something that happens) · sv händelse (something that happens) · lv notikums (something that happens) · gd tuiteamas (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation) · bg събитие (something that happens) · lt įvykis (something that happens) · lt atsitikimas (something that happens) · pt acontecimento (something that happens)

wikipedia: Allan Kaprow