![]() ![]() Idioms are constantly evolving today, it is even possible to hear people expressing their happiness with the “cloud ten”. This might have been influenced by the use of ‘cloud nine’ in popular music such as in the albums of ‘George Harrison’ and ‘The Temptations’ in 19. This early preference for number seven may have been a result of the existing phrase ‘Seventh heaven’ which has a similar meaning, ‘a place or state of extreme bliss’ and has visible roots in Jewish and Islamic theology.ĭespite this, since the 1980s, ‘cloud nine’ has been predominant. “Cloud seven – completely happy, perfectly satisfied in a euphoric state.” In 1960, the following definition was first printed in The Dictionary of American Slang: The first dictionary to cite this idiom favoured ‘cloud seven’ version. Around the same period “cloud seven” appeared in The San Mateo Times, April 1952 and “thirty-nine” in Ross’s Hustlers, 1956. A little later, in 1946 “Cloud nine” evidence was found in The Oxnard Press-Courier. For example, in Albin Pollock’s directory of slang, The Underworld Speaks, 1935, there is allusion to “cloud seven”. There are also early examples of ‘cloud’ expressions including clouds seven, eight, nine and even thirty-nine. All the time in the world (idiom) To have an unlimited amount of time. It is likely that it is the clouds themselves, rather than the number of them, what inspired those who coined the phrase. On cloud nine Idiom Tickled pink Idiom Walking on air Idiom Whale of a time Idiom Other expressions featuring the world: A world of good (idiom) If something will do you a world of good, it will be of great benefit to you. Moreover, nine is not the only number which has been linked to clouds. By observing cloud appearance and height above ground level, they were able to categorize all. It was during this time that scientists and seafarers, including amateur meteorologist Luke Howard, first began organizing clouds. First of all because both, the cloud classifications and the Buddhist stages to enlightenment, have ten levels rather than nine. This saying, which dates back to the early 1800s, was coined during a time when clouds were a topic of conversation. However, it is argued that neither of these theories are very likely. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases. In this explanation Cloud Nine is one of the stages of the progress to one who is destined to become a Buddha (enlightenment of a Bodhisattva). French Translation of to be on cloud nine The official Collins English-French Dictionary online. Others claim that the phrase comes from Buddhism. ![]() ![]() One commonly cited explanation is that the expression derives from the classifications of clouds defined by the US Weather Bureau in the 1950s, in which ‘Cloud Nine’ is listed as the fluffy cumulonimbus type considered to be the most attractive of all cloud formations. Generally speaking, when a phrase contains a number, researchers focus on it to find its origin. Definition: to be extremely happy and excited.Įxample: She was on cloud nine for days after getting her degree. ![]()
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