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londonbroker | 17:16 Wed 14th Nov 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the derivation and origin of the word cheers?
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It is a contraction of the drinking salute "The cup that cheers" as in cheers you up. It becmae used as a general greeting in the second half of the 20th Century.
Cheers as a word for cheeriness has a longer history, deriving from the old French for face ... be of good cheer = put on a happy face.
19:18 Wed 14th Nov 2001
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Find out how to say 'cheers' in different parts of the world at article 1213
12:30 Fri 16th Nov 2001

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