good luck
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good luck
- /ˌɡʊd ˈlʌk/
noun
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Desirable or beneficial fortune.
“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”
Similar: good fortune, horseshoe up one's ass, felicity, fortune, fortuitousness, fortuity, good cess, good luck, happiness, luck · Opposite: bad luck
Opposite: See Thesaurus:bad luck
interjection
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Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.
Near-synonym: God bless
Similar: best of luck, break a leg, come on, more power to your elbow, toi, toi, toi, God bless
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: See Thesaurus:bad luck
Translations
Every language
noun positive fortune
| Español | suerte, baraka, buenaventura, chepa, a la champa, venturanza |
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| 한국어 | 행운 haeng'un |
| 日本語 | 幸運 kōun |
| 中文 | 好運 /好运 hǎoyùn, 幸運 /幸运 xìngyùn, 機緣 /机缘 jīyuán, 造化 zàohua, 福氣 /福气 fúqì, 運氣 /运气 yùnqi |
| Português | sorte |
| Français | veine, bol, cul |
| Italiano | fortuna |
| Русский | уда́ча udáča, везе́ние vezénije |
intj used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement
| Español | buena suerte, suerte, mucha suerte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 행운을 빕니다 haeng'uneul bimnida, 행운을 빌어요 haeng'uneul bireoyo, 행운을 빈다 haeng'uneul binda, 파이팅 paiting, 화이팅 hwaiting |
| 日本語 | 頑張って！ ganbatte!, がんばれ！ ganbare!, 健闘を祈る kentō o inoru, 幸運を kōun o, 頑張ってください ganbatte kudasai! |
| 中文 | 祝你好運 /祝你好运 zhù nǐ hǎoyùn, 加油 jiāyóu, 乾巴得 /干巴得 gānbādei |
| हिन्दी | शुभ कामना! śubh kāmnā! |
| Kiswahili | kila la kheri |
| Português | boa sorte! |
| Français | bonne chance, bon courage |
| Deutsch | viel Glück!, viel Erfolg! |
| Italiano | buona fortuna, in bocca al lupo |
| Ελληνικά | καλή τύχη! kalí týchi!, καλή επιτυχία kalí epitychía |
| Română | noroc!, mult noroc!, succes!, bună șansă! |
| Русский | уда́чи! udáči!, жела́ю уда́чи! želáju udáči!, успе́ха! uspéxa! |
| Tiếng Việt | chúc may mắn! |
| العربية | بِالتَّوْفِيق! bi-t-tawfīq!, حَظًّا سَعِيدًا! ḥaẓẓan saʕīdan!, حَظّ سَعِيد! ḥaẓẓ saʕīd!, بِالنَّجَاح bi-n-najāḥ |
| עברית | בְּהַצְלָחָה behatslakhá |
Talk about this word "good luck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/good%20luck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. good luck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/good%20luck "good luck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/good%20luck.Cite this
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title = {good luck},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20luck},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
