Origin of "Cheers"

Posted by Rutvig patel on April 23, 2001

In Reply to: Origin of "Cheers" posted by ESC on January 12, 19100

tHE ORIGIN IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN IS FROM WAR TIMES WHEN ENEMIES WOULD PERHAPS MEET AND DRINK TOGETHER(POSS. ROMAN). DRINKS WOULD BE EXCHANGED AND A SIP TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT THE DRINKS HAD NOT BEEN POISONED.
IN THE MODERN DAY THIS HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH A CLINK OF THE GLASSES AND THE WORD CHEERS TO IMPLY THAT THE DRINKS ARE FINE AND THAT YOU ARE DRINKING AMONGST FRIENDS.