“Cheers!” This word has been heard in bars, pubs, restaurants, and almost anywhere else you can imagine. When used as a
We say “Cheers!” as we clink glasses before taking a drink as a form of salutation – a gesture, or toast, meaning “to health and happiness”. While there is no definite proof of the origin of this phrase and gesture, it is said to have been an ancient tradition.
Cheers. Americans and British people both say “cheers” when they are out drinking and clink their glasses together.
You will notice that before taking a drink many Brits will clink their glass together and say 'cheers'. This is a celebratory action though often it is not actually celebrating anything more than just being at the pub…
“Cheers!”
Aussies use “cheers!” in a number of instances: to say thank you, in celebration, when drinking, and to say hello and goodbye. Get ready to hear “cheers mate!” a lot. No matter how strange sounding these Aussie slang terms are at first, you will inevitably adopt them in no time. Welcome to Straya!
Originally Australian. Now chiefly British. Used as a parting salutation: 'goodbye'.
First recorded as “”makien cheres” in 1225 AD, the phrase evolved to “what chere be with you?” in the 14th century which was a common greeting in England. Eventually, 'chere' began to mean good humor. In 1919, the phrase was first written as the “cheers” we know today.
I learned the “tequila toast,” arriba (glasses up); abajo (glasses down); al centro (glasses to the front which wishes health to everyone participating in the toast); y pa' dentro (your tequila goes inside or drink your drink), when I was shopping in Acapulco a few years back.
Pissed / Pished
However it is probably the most commonly used word in the UK to describe being drunk. If you spend any time in the UK, you will hear it all the time.
And the first rule of ordering drinks at a bar is to name the liquor and then the soft drink when ordering mixed drinks. If you want to drink Jack and Coke, you'll order it like that, not vice versa, like Coke and Jack. The same goes for Vodka Red Bull or Gin and Tonic.
There are so different ways to say “cheers” in many countries all over the world, however, in Scotland, it's Slàinte Mhath! Irish or Scots Gaelic?
Meaning of cheers in English
a friendly expression said just before you drink an alcoholic drink: Cheers! Your good health.
*Do not clink glasses, especially if there are more than four people involved. It's an old custom having to do with driving away evil spirits, and it's bad news for glassware. Simply lift your glass and say, “Hear, hear”, or “Cheers.”
Cheers in Spanish: Salud
While you might have already known that most Spanish-speaking countries like to clink their drinks to a cheerful “Salud!,” it seems the saying is popular for more than just a festive toast.
Well, back in the Vikings' days, drinking at parties and festivals was done from communal ale bowls that looked like the one below. So when a Viking yelled, “Skál”, they were really saying, “pass me the beer!” Next time you're downing a shot of ice cold aquavit, don't forget the “Skål”!
Skol (written "skål" in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish and "skál" in Faroese and Icelandic or "skaal" in archaic spellings or transliteration of any of those languages) is the Danish-Norwegian-Swedish-Icelandic-Faroese word for "cheers", or "good health", a salute or a toast, as to an admired person or group.
From that tradition of passing the bowl, the term “Skål” is now also a toast — ”cheers!”
The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G'day” or “G'day mate”. However, this is less common in cities. Many Australians greet by saying “Hey, how are you?”.
Vegemite is a dark brown and relatively salty spread made from yeast extract, mainly consumed in Australia and New Zealand, often as a Vegemite toast or Vegemite sandwich.
People from Australia call their homeland “Oz;” a phonetic abbreviation of the country's name, which also harkens to the magical land from L. Frank Baum's fantasy tale.