camper

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be a happy camper

To be pleasant and in good spirits. I'm a happy camper now that I've been promoted and am no longer an intern! He's not going to be a happy camper when he finds out you ate his leftovers.
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happy camper

Someone who is happy or content. Often used in the negative to indicate someone who is particularly unhappy, irritable, or displeased. I just got a raise, so I'm a happy camper today. I could tell the crew members were not happy campers after having to work so late. She was not a happy camper when her work permit application was denied.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(a) happy camper

a happy person. The boss came in this morning and found his hard disk trashed. He was not a happy camper.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

happy camper

A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a happy camper

If you say that someone is a happy camper, you mean that they pleased about something. When Oisin scored that goal I was a happy camper again. Note: You can also say that someone is not a happy camper if they are angry, upset or not satisfied about something. I just wasn't a happy camper. I felt a piece of me was missing and I didn't know what it was.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

happy camper

n. a happy person. (Often in the negative.) I am not a happy camper. I am tired, hungry, and I need a shower.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

happy camper

An individual who is pleased with circumstances, a contented person. This expression dates from the second half of the 1900s and originally referred to a participant in a summer camp. It is often used negatively, as in business is off 40 percent during the week. We’re not happy campers.
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • be a happy camper
  • happy days
  • many happy returns of the day
  • the happy day
  • many happy returns
  • (as) happy as the day is long
  • happy as the day is long
  • disease to please
  • the disease to please
  • cut back to (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Camper homesickness can be varied and unique, so you will need to delve deeper to understand a camper's specific struggles at camp.
Helping the Homesick Camper
The next step is to find a time when you can take the two or three campers on the "play-date." The activity itself should be something that can be easily arranged and is active or just a lot of fun, like baking cookies, roasting marshmallows at a campfire site (boys in particular love making fires), or going to the water park or swimming together (as long as they can be in a group by themselves with the counselor away from other campers).
Play-date at camp
Many of them take their kids out of campgrounds for the afternoon and when they bring them back, campers seem to be more relaxed and ready for the following week.
Camp-parent partnerships = parent-camp loyalty
The camp promotes the quality of fortitude and encourages campers to be bold and try new activities and build new skills.
Finding your niche: reinventing what a summer camp can be
Some folks boast of waiting lists and high numbers of returning campers. Other directors talk worriedly about decreases in enrollment and less interested children going to camp.
What's happening with camp enrollment?
The real power in our campers' ability to decrease bullying is helping them learn how to lighten up.
Successful bully prevention and management isn't rocket science
* Severe homesickness is preventable in first-year campers.
The ACA Camp Research Symposium: practical knowledge for your camp
* For all camps, but particularly those that are co-ed, set clear limits regarding what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate physical contact between campers, between staff members, and of course, between staff and campers.
Training your staff to manage the challenges of adolescence
The camp, of course, will want to describe the camp experience in a way that attracts campers interested in what the camp has to offer and in numbers which are profitable.
Legal and partnering--really?
The old camp mission statement, written forty, sixty, or eighty years ago may no longer resonate with today's campers and parents.
Understanding parental expectations and participants' experiences research notes
When it comes to transportation of campers, it is a bit like dealing with medical information--there is no room for error.
Trains, planes, and automobiles: transporting campers TechnoTrends
Montgomery is a former camper, counselor, and program coordinator--and has directed two camps and one environmental education center.
Food for thought! Giving kids a natural world of good--sixth in a series of six articles: putting environmental education theory into practice
This simple plan can be easily adopted and implemented in the camp arena with completion punch cards for campers to hang around their necks, and incentive prizes to those who complete the daily program.
Kids and healthy lifestyles: how camps can help
It is important to focus on the camper's strengths, resources, and skills.
Looking for solutions, not problems
So you have finally set up a camper e-mail system for your camp parents, and they love it.
Beyond camper e-mail--what have you done for me lately? TechnoTrends