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happy event

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the happy event (humorous)
the birth of a child. So when are they expecting the happy event?
See also: event, happy
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These successes seemed to promise a more happy event than that which followed them.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
Rushworth spoke with proper smiles and dignity of its being a most happy event to her whenever it took place.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
When the barbican was carried, the Sable Knight sent notice of the happy event to Locksley, requesting him at the same time, to keep such a strict observation on the castle as might prevent the defenders from combining their force for a sudden sally, and recovering the outwork which they had lost.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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