(chiefly, Ireland, UK, idiomatic) Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.
It is true, Ma? Is it true? A Thanksgiving basket? It's like Christmas come early! [She joins her sisters at the table. All three sisters sit, stare hungrily at the basket]
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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