feel-good

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feel-good (comparative more feel-good, superlative most feel-good)

1. Creating a feeling of happiness.

   the feel-good hit of the summer

   • 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎^[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105:

     Personally, I think all of this upgraded, feel-good language is a further sign of America's increasing uncertainty about itself.

   • 2006 October 1, Dennis Lehane, “Refugees” (00:32:06), in The Wire, season 4, episode 4:

     Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin’-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks.

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