Yomi
うれしいひめい
Rōmaji
ureshii himei
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
happy scream/yell
Meaning
a happy remark that says that one is very busy keeping up with high demand (for one’s services/products)
Synonym
Additional Info
It’s often (not always) used at the end of a sentence and works like an apposition (as in the example sentence below). It’s often heard in a news programme featuring a store that has suddenly become popular and very busy handling a rapid increase in orders or visitors.
Example
「注文が多く入って人手不足だ」という嬉しい悲鳴
A Happy Yell: “We’ve had a lot of orders and are short of hands”
