An art event, often staged or pre-scripted, that requires active participation from an audience to come to full fruition.
Fluxus art involved the viewer, relying on the element of chance to shape the ultimate outcome of the piece. The use of chance was also employed by Dada, Marcel Duchamp, and other performance art of the time, such as Happenings.
by The Logical Fallacy May 13, 2017
First said by Ryan Lawrence known for being a terrible fantasy baseball manager who values talents such as John Buck and Yovani Gallardo who are both terrible players. The word has no real meaning and is used whenever you want
Ryan mispronouncing a word is not a happenance
If it happens more than once its not a happenance
Ryan: please suck my balls because I like men... happenance
If it happens more than once its not a happenance
Ryan: please suck my balls because I like men... happenance
by GayJorge March 25, 2013
Stay away from the happening. The happening is near. Stephen, Gio, and Mike run away from the happening.
by jawnski caltastephen January 1, 2011
A phrase you would say to someone just before pulling a gag on them, or otherwise completely wrecking their game.
Bill: "Dude, I had the worst, rotten-ass day, so I came home and poured myself a cold one."
Frank: "And then THIS happened."
*knocks the drink out of his hand to the floor*
Frank: "And then THIS happened."
*knocks the drink out of his hand to the floor*
by MysteryJuice July 30, 2010
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In reference to the M. Knight Shyamalan film, The Happening. The word, "happening" is used sarcastically in context. If something is "happening" it sucks, is boring, is stupid or is a flat out waste of your time.
by Bruski2006 July 20, 2010