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Definition of Good luck

1. Noun. An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes.

2. Noun. A stroke of luck.

3. Noun. An unexpected piece of good luck. "He finally got his big break"

Definition of Good luck

1. Interjection. A phrase said to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement. ¹

2. Noun. Positive fortune. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Good Luck

good guy good guys good health good heavens good hiding good house good humor good humour good humouredness good job

good jobs good length good lick good looking good looks good luck (current term) good luck charm good manners good morning good mornings

good morrow good nature good naturedness good news good night good now good offices good ol' good ol' boy good ol' boys

Literary usage of Good luck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"good luck was brought about by the agency of " his good genius," and ill luck by that of his " evil genius." Genius Loci (Latin). ..."

2. Howard Pyle: A Record of His Illustrations and Writings by Willard Samuel Morse, Gertrude Brincklé (1921)
"II. Woman's Wit A Piece of good luck. I. A Piece of good luck. II. The Fruit of Happiness Not a ..."

3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1799)
"Here lies good master duck, Whom Samuel Johnson trod on; If it had liv'd, it had been good luck, For then we'd had an odd one" There is surely internal ..."

4. Miscellanies (second Series) by Austin Dobson (1901)
""good luck to Your Fishing." "good luck TO YOUR FISHING 1" (For a Picture by GF Watts, RA) * OOD luck to your fishing 1 And what have you caught ? ..."

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