object Test extends App { trait Happy { val status = "happy" } trait Sad { val status = "sad" } def go1 = (new AnyRef with Happy with Sad { override val status = "happysad" }).status def go2 = (new AnyRef with Happy with Sad { val blurp = "happysad" ; override val status = blurp }).status def go3 = (new AnyRef with Happy with Sad { override val status = blurp ; val blurp = "happysad" }).status }