happy-go-lucky

[ hap-ee-goh-luhk-ee ]

/ ˈhæp i goʊˈlʌk i /

trusting cheerfully to luck; happily unworried or unconcerned.

Origin of happy-go-lucky

First recorded in 1665–75

carefree, heedless, blithe, lighthearted, insouciant.

Well, about as happy-go-lucky a track as a track about the suffocating pressures of marriage and family can be.

Beyonce’s New “7/11” and “Ring Off” Will Give You Reason to Live (And Dance) |Kevin Fallon |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He played Brandt, the happy-go-lucky assistant/boy Friday to millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston).

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Performances: ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Capote,’ and More |Marlow Stern |February 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Meredith Kercher, a bright and beautiful 21-year-old from Leeds, was enjoying the happy-go-lucky life of an exchange student.

Why Retrying Amanda Knox Is Important |Barbie Latza Nadeau |March 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“She was seemingly a happy-go-lucky girl,” the neighbor told The Daily Beast.

NY Couple Not Terrorists, Say Cops, Just Rich Kids With Drug Habits |Michael Daly, Lizzie Crocker |January 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He remembers the good old days “catting around the clubs picking up women” with a happy-go-lucky Russell.

The Real Grifter of Beverly Hills |Diane Dimond |September 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He is happy-go-lucky, and taking thought of the morrow is not one of his troubles.

Watched by Wild Animals |Enos A. Mills
In spite of his happy-go-lucky indifference to persons and events, Cheyenne had a sort of intuitive shrewdness in reading humans.

Partners of Chance |Henry Herbert Knibbs
My world, Joan, is the happy-go-lucky Bohemia of success and the democracy of real talent.

Kenny |Leona Dalrymple
At the other end of the social scale in this world of workers is the happy-go-lucky family.

The Leaven in a Great City |Lillian William Betts
She was a true Bohemian, a happy-go-lucky type of the actors of her time.

Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete |Lyndon Orr

happy-go-lucky

carefree or easy-going