feel-good
adj1
Creating a feeling of happiness.
- Brilliant independent feature from first-time director Rose Troche, Go Fish is a feel-good movie aimed directly at lesbians but which has achieved an astonishing crossover appeal to straight audiences.2000, Alison Darren, Lesbian Film Guide, page 88:
- Personally, I think all of this upgraded, feel-good language is a further sign of America's increasing uncertainty about itself.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105:
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- 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.2006 October 1, Dennis Lehane, “Refugees” (00:32:06), in The Wire, season 4, episode 4:
- Derived terms
- feel-good factor, feel-goodism