"good ending" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: good endings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} good ending (plural good endings)
  1. (video games) An ending that occurs when the player finishes a video game and is completely successful, as opposed to a bad ending. Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: true ending, happy ending, happily ever after, eucatastrophe
    Sense id: en-good_ending-en-noun-h5Fx0SrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Topics: video-games
  2. (Internet slang, sometimes humorous, by extension) The most optimal outcome or conclusion to a given situation, problem or event. Tags: Internet, broadly, humorous, sometimes
    Sense id: en-good_ending-en-noun-eItFLTeU

Inflected forms

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