2007-02-05 07:47:10 · 4 answers · asked by jadu 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
its an italian saying for "im happy"
2007-02-05 07:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by twatwaffle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleased as Punch Meaning : Very pleased.
Origin: From the Punch and Judy slapstick puppet character. Punch originated from Pulcinello an Italian puppet with similar characteristics. In Punch and Judy performances the Punch character is depicted as self-satisfied and pleased with his evil deeds. ref: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 15th edition.
2007-02-05 16:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody who was delighted.
"It’s the enormous satisfaction of Punch with his awful deeds that led to the idiom as pleased as Punch appearing at the beginning of the nineteenth century for somebody who was delighted. Punch’s pride in outwitting every figure of authority also led to as proud as Punch as an alternative."
2007-02-05 16:00:08 · answer #3 · answered by Unexpectedly George 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has been suggested to me that it must come from the puppet in Punch and Judy
punch was the happy puppet always
2007-02-05 15:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋