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heady days

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A period of time characterized by excitement, rapid success, high energy or optimism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • In the heady days of their youth, they thought anything was possible.
  • Nobody had made profits of this size since the heady days of the stock-market boom.

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