good life

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Noun

the good life (plural good lives)

  1. (idiomatic) The life that one dreams of living.
    Synonym: dolce vita
    • 1983, Johnny Marr and Morrissey, “Hand in Glove”, performed by The Smiths:
      The good life is out there, somewhere / So stay on my arm, you little charmer
    • 2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West ft. T-Pain:
      The good life, it feel like Atlanta / It feel like L.A., it feel like Miami
    • 2013 May 31, Echosmith, Jeffery David, and Jesiah Dzwonek, “Cool Kids”, in Talking Dreams‎[1], performed by Echosmith:
      He sees them talking with a big smile / But they haven't got a clue / Yeah, they're livin' the good life / Can't see what he is going through
    • 2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN:
      At its 1990s and 2000s peak, Condé Nast captivated tens of millions of readers with its glossy manuals to the good life: Vogue and GQ for fashion, Vanity Fair for celebrity, Gourmet for food, Architectural Digest for real estate.

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