highlife

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪf/
noun
  1. An exciting, luxurious, and socially active lifestyle, often involving parties, travel, and expensive things.
    • After winning the lottery, they began living the highlife in a penthouse apartment.
    • Many people dream of the highlife, but few actually achieve it.
    • The celebrity's social media posts show off the highlife with yachts and designer clothes.
  2. A style of dance music that originated in West Africa, especially Ghana and Nigeria, combining traditional rhythms with jazz and brass instruments.
    • Highlife music from the 1960s is still popular in many African countries.
    • The band played highlife at the festival, and everyone started dancing.
    • She learned to play the guitar by listening to classic highlife records.
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