happy as Larry adjective extremely happy AUSTRALIA,1905 Just exactly who the proverbially happy Larry was is one of those snippets of information lost in time.
“Happy?” she smiled. “Happy as Larry,” he confirmed. — John Wynnum, TarDust, p. 91, 1962
As a kid I was as happy as Larry, and I’ve got a mate called Larry and he is fucking happy, let me tell you. — Dave Courtney, StoptheRideI WanttoGetOff, p. 14, 1999