cheeroint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɪərˈəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈˌtʃɪrˈoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– cheer ho, 1800s– cheeroh, 1900s– cheero.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheer n.¹, ho int.¹

Etymology: Originally < cheer n.¹ + ho int.¹ With the subsequent variation in the ending compare O int., oh int. Compare earlier what cheer? at cheer n.¹ Phrases 5 and later cheerio int., cheers int.After the First World War (1914–18) this word was largely supplanted by cheerio int., adj., and n.

colloquial. Now rare.

A. int.

†1. Originally Nautical. Used as a friendly greeting or a call to attract attention. Cf. what cheer? at cheer n.¹ Phrases 5. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1806 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats (new ed.) ii. iii. 34 John. What cheer, ho! master squire? Rover. Cheer, ho! my hearty! [1791 What cheer, eh, my hearty; 1792 What cheer! ho! my, my Hearty?].

1842 Sailor's Mag. & Naval Jrnl. Aug. 386/1 He..presently met a brother sailor with a woe-begone countenance. ‘What cheer, shipmate?’ ‘Cheer, ho! I—’ and he went on with his sorrowful tale.

1855 Ballou's Dollar Monthly Mag. May 489/1 ‘Isn't there a man and woman struggling below?’ ‘Ay, ay! I see them...’ ‘Cheer-ho! cheer-ho!’ shouted Tom, lustily, to the two objects of their immediate solicitude.

1896 H. Hill Guilty Gold 90 ‘Cheeroh, old 'un! Cheeroh, mother!’ he exclaimed, as he slung his box and brushes into a corner and advanced to the table.

1910 Punch 12 Jan. 23 First Loafer. Cheero, Charlie.

1917 Bruce Herald (N.Z.) 29 Jan. 3/1 The boys..greeting us with a lusty ‘Cheero! Here we are again!’

1919 in C. A. Smith New Words Self-defined 44 The British have a funny word—Cheer-O!.. They said it when we joined the fleet, They say it now when e'er we meet, Till smilingly we all repeat, Cheer-O!

2. Used to express good wishes on parting, typically in a cheerful or friendly manner; = cheerio int. 2.Sometimes as an encouraging expression of farewell; cf. sense A. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]

blithe971

gladOE

blithemod1065

jollya1350

well begonea1425

well-cheered1435

hearty1440

cheery1448

cheerfula1477

chereful1486

unsweera1500

cheerly1565

riant1567

hilaire1575

light-spirited1581

undistempered1589

comfortablea1593

well-humoured1600

good-humoured1604

rident1609

hoddy1664

chicket1682

mellow1711

blithesome1724

in spirits1747

winsome1787

hilarious1823

resilient1830

blithe-hearted1848

cheero1903

bucked1907

cheerio1918

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell

farewell1377

farewell itc1385

adieua1393

vale?1555

da-da1573

addio1577

goodbye1578

bye1618

adios1635

bye-bye1639

day-day1697

ta-ta1823

ave1850

sayonara1863

hooray1898

cheero1903

toodle-oo1907

hurroo1913

cheerio1914

pip-pip1919

tooraloo1922

cheery-bye1930

cheers1937

tara1958

ciao1961

toodles1965

tatty-bye1971

toodle-pip1977

1903 Riverine Grazier (New S. Wales) 7 Oct. Get off home; they are waiting for you. Cheer oh, and God bless you.

1908 Punch 9 Dec. 416/3 Cheero! Your very loving friend.

1918 S. Sassoon Counter-attack 42 Cheero! I wish they'd killed you in a decent show.

1928 C. Isherwood All Conspirators iii. 50 You off, Lindsay? Cheer-ho. Hope you have a decent crossing.

1946 J. L. Zimmerman Where People Sing 42 The crowd came with me, and instead of saying goodby or cheer-o, they said ‘Haere ra’.

†3. Used as an expression of encouragement: ‘take heart’, ‘be cheerful’. Cf. cheerio int. 3. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1905 Outlook 24 June 916/2 They make no effort to render existence supportable, and in their most urbane moments they can give no more than a ‘Cheero, Bill: we shall soon be dead!’

1907 Punch 10 Apr. 254/2 Half-a-dozen dreadfully common young bicyclists were commenting on her discomfiture with delighted exclamations of ‘Giddy old Kipper’, ‘Sweet Seventeen’, ‘Cheero, Maudie—you'll win!’

1915 in ‘W. N. P. Barbellion’ Enjoying Life (1919) 53 We just go on calling out ‘The Devil a bit! Cheero!’

1919 W. B. Maxwell Life can never be Same 163 The war'll be finished before they're finished. So cheero, sweetheart.

4. Used as a toast or salutation before drinking; = cheers int. 1a. Cf. cheerio int. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking salutations [interjection]

rivoa1593

my service to you1637

tope1651

three times three1683

hob or nob1756

bottoms up!1858

chin chin1888

here's hoping, how, looking (at you), luck1896

down the hatch1918

cheerio1919

cheero1919

(here's) mud in your eye1927

cheers1930

lechayim1932

salut1933

salud1938

1914 G. Frankau Tid'apa 12 ‘Beer: lashings of beer.’ How it bubbled; how the client rocked as he quaffed. ‘Here's cheero, old thing,’ he hiccoughed; ‘here's cheero.’]

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xxi. 242 He refilled the glasses..and raised his own to his lips. ‘Cheero! Here's to us all!’

1930 L. Charteris Enter Saint ii. i. 132 ‘Cheer-ho!’ said Conway. ‘Honk, honk!’ said the Saint. They drank.

1966 H. Williamson Solitary War x. 145 Phillip got a bottle out of a drawer and poured two drinks. ‘Cheerho.’ ‘Cheerho, sir.’

†B. n.

An instance of saying ‘cheero’. Cf. cheerio n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation

dieugardc1380

good day?a1439

hail?a1513

good morrow1528

good even1534

how-do-ye1575

all hail?1589

good evening1606

ave1611

good morninga1616

how-do-you-do1632

good afternoon1771

recollections1816

chin chin1822

chi-hike1859

cheero1909

wagwan1983

1909 W. B. Maxwell Seymour Charlton xx. 170 They felt they must shake him by the hand, give him a buck-up and a cheer-ho for auld lang syne.

1921 Punch 5 Jan. 2/1 I envy not these strange delights Nor wish to join the jocund ‘Cheero!’

†C. adj.

Cheerful, merry, in good spirits. Also: cheering, encouraging. Cf. cheerio adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted

lightOE

recklessc1400

lightsomea1425

light-hearted1440

free-hearted1549

unsolicitous1668

jaunty1672

carefree1795

light-heart1802

sans-souciant1826

buoyant-minded1833

cheero1915

viscerotonic1937

funsy1958

1915 R. Graves Let. 10 Dec. in In Broken Images (1982) 38 I wrote to Arthur Parry, a sort of cheero! letter the other week.

1917 Let. 11 Oct. in Lett. Two Hospitals (1919) 84 Sister Jock stood by and was cheero until he was comfortably settled in the ambulance; then she retreated into the surgery and burst into tears.

1918 Music Trades 7 Sept. 44 Get the cheero, fun-loving, full-of-pep Yankee spirit woven into every note and every word.

1919 H. Jenkins Adventures of Bindle xvi. 302 We ain't a very cheer-o crowd, are we?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheero
释义	cheeroint.n.adj. Brit. /ˌtʃɪərˈəʊ/, U.S. /ˈˌtʃɪrˈoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– cheer ho, 1800s– cheeroh, 1900s– cheero. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheer n.¹, ho int.¹ Etymology: Originally < cheer n.¹ + ho int.¹ With the subsequent variation in the ending compare O int., oh int. Compare earlier what cheer? at cheer n.¹ Phrases 5 and later cheerio int., cheers int.After the First World War (1914–18) this word was largely supplanted by cheerio int., adj., and n. colloquial. Now rare. A. int. †1. Originally Nautical. Used as a friendly greeting or a call to attract attention. Cf. what cheer? at cheer n.¹ Phrases 5. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1806 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats (new ed.) ii. iii. 34 John. What cheer, ho! master squire? Rover. Cheer, ho! my hearty! [1791 What cheer, eh, my hearty; 1792 What cheer! ho! my, my Hearty?]. 1842 Sailor's Mag. & Naval Jrnl. Aug. 386/1 He..presently met a brother sailor with a woe-begone countenance. ‘What cheer, shipmate?’ ‘Cheer, ho! I—’ and he went on with his sorrowful tale. 1855 Ballou's Dollar Monthly Mag. May 489/1 ‘Isn't there a man and woman struggling below?’ ‘Ay, ay! I see them...’ ‘Cheer-ho! cheer-ho!’ shouted Tom, lustily, to the two objects of their immediate solicitude. 1896 H. Hill Guilty Gold 90 ‘Cheeroh, old 'un! Cheeroh, mother!’ he exclaimed, as he slung his box and brushes into a corner and advanced to the table. 1910 Punch 12 Jan. 23 First Loafer. Cheero, Charlie. 1917 Bruce Herald (N.Z.) 29 Jan. 3/1 The boys..greeting us with a lusty ‘Cheero! Here we are again!’ 1919 in C. A. Smith New Words Self-defined 44 The British have a funny word—Cheer-O!.. They said it when we joined the fleet, They say it now when e'er we meet, Till smilingly we all repeat, Cheer-O! 2. Used to express good wishes on parting, typically in a cheerful or friendly manner; = cheerio int. 2.Sometimes as an encouraging expression of farewell; cf. sense A. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] blithe971 gladOE blithemod1065 jollya1350 well begonea1425 well-cheered1435 hearty1440 cheery1448 cheerfula1477 chereful1486 unsweera1500 cheerly1565 riant1567 hilaire1575 light-spirited1581 undistempered1589 comfortablea1593 well-humoured1600 good-humoured1604 rident1609 hoddy1664 chicket1682 mellow1711 blithesome1724 in spirits1747 winsome1787 hilarious1823 resilient1830 blithe-hearted1848 cheero1903 bucked1907 cheerio1918 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell farewell1377 farewell itc1385 adieua1393 vale?1555 da-da1573 addio1577 goodbye1578 bye1618 adios1635 bye-bye1639 day-day1697 ta-ta1823 ave1850 sayonara1863 hooray1898 cheero1903 toodle-oo1907 hurroo1913 cheerio1914 pip-pip1919 tooraloo1922 cheery-bye1930 cheers1937 tara1958 ciao1961 toodles1965 tatty-bye1971 toodle-pip1977 1903 Riverine Grazier (New S. Wales) 7 Oct. Get off home; they are waiting for you. Cheer oh, and God bless you. 1908 Punch 9 Dec. 416/3 Cheero! Your very loving friend. 1918 S. Sassoon Counter-attack 42 Cheero! I wish they'd killed you in a decent show. 1928 C. Isherwood All Conspirators iii. 50 You off, Lindsay? Cheer-ho. Hope you have a decent crossing. 1946 J. L. Zimmerman Where People Sing 42 The crowd came with me, and instead of saying goodby or cheer-o, they said ‘Haere ra’. †3. Used as an expression of encouragement: ‘take heart’, ‘be cheerful’. Cf. cheerio int. 3. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1905 Outlook 24 June 916/2 They make no effort to render existence supportable, and in their most urbane moments they can give no more than a ‘Cheero, Bill: we shall soon be dead!’ 1907 Punch 10 Apr. 254/2 Half-a-dozen dreadfully common young bicyclists were commenting on her discomfiture with delighted exclamations of ‘Giddy old Kipper’, ‘Sweet Seventeen’, ‘Cheero, Maudie—you'll win!’ 1915 in ‘W. N. P. Barbellion’ Enjoying Life (1919) 53 We just go on calling out ‘The Devil a bit! Cheero!’ 1919 W. B. Maxwell Life can never be Same 163 The war'll be finished before they're finished. So cheero, sweetheart. 4. Used as a toast or salutation before drinking; = cheers int. 1a. Cf. cheerio int. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking salutations [interjection] rivoa1593 my service to you1637 tope1651 three times three1683 hob or nob1756 bottoms up!1858 chin chin1888 here's hoping, how, looking (at you), luck1896 down the hatch1918 cheerio1919 cheero1919 (here's) mud in your eye1927 cheers1930 lechayim1932 salut1933 salud1938 1914 G. Frankau Tid'apa 12 ‘Beer: lashings of beer.’ How it bubbled; how the client rocked as he quaffed. ‘Here's cheero, old thing,’ he hiccoughed; ‘here's cheero.’] 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xxi. 242 He refilled the glasses..and raised his own to his lips. ‘Cheero! Here's to us all!’ 1930 L. Charteris Enter Saint ii. i. 132 ‘Cheer-ho!’ said Conway. ‘Honk, honk!’ said the Saint. They drank. 1966 H. Williamson Solitary War x. 145 Phillip got a bottle out of a drawer and poured two drinks. ‘Cheerho.’ ‘Cheerho, sir.’ †B. n. An instance of saying ‘cheero’. Cf. cheerio n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation dieugardc1380 good day?a1439 hail?a1513 good morrow1528 good even1534 how-do-ye1575 all hail?1589 good evening1606 ave1611 good morninga1616 how-do-you-do1632 good afternoon1771 recollections1816 chin chin1822 chi-hike1859 cheero1909 wagwan1983 1909 W. B. Maxwell Seymour Charlton xx. 170 They felt they must shake him by the hand, give him a buck-up and a cheer-ho for auld lang syne. 1921 Punch 5 Jan. 2/1 I envy not these strange delights Nor wish to join the jocund ‘Cheero!’ †C. adj. Cheerful, merry, in good spirits. Also: cheering, encouraging. Cf. cheerio adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted lightOE recklessc1400 lightsomea1425 light-hearted1440 free-hearted1549 unsolicitous1668 jaunty1672 carefree1795 light-heart1802 sans-souciant1826 buoyant-minded1833 cheero1915 viscerotonic1937 funsy1958 1915 R. Graves Let. 10 Dec. in In Broken Images (1982) 38 I wrote to Arthur Parry, a sort of cheero! letter the other week. 1917 Let. 11 Oct. in Lett. Two Hospitals (1919) 84 Sister Jock stood by and was cheero until he was comfortably settled in the ambulance; then she retreated into the surgery and burst into tears. 1918 Music Trades 7 Sept. 44 Get the cheero, fun-loving, full-of-pep Yankee spirit woven into every note and every word. 1919 H. Jenkins Adventures of Bindle xvi. 302 We ain't a very cheer-o crowd, are we? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1806
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