Wiktionary:Word of the day/2025/February 8

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happily ever after adv

(idiomatic) Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives. happily ever after n (idiomatic) (narratology) A story, or a conclusion to a story, in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness. (by extension) A happy period of time which is imagined never to end; specifically, the state of happiness in which one or more people (typically a loving couple) dwell for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives. We are having a holoalphabetic month—each day features a term starting with a different letter of the alphabet (and two numbers)!

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