Champers

/ˈtʃæmpərz/ noun

Definition

British informal slang for champagne, the sparkling wine.

Etymology

Informal shortening of 'champagne' by dropping the final syllables and adding '-s,' common in British English colloquial speech from the late 19th century onward.

Kelly Says

Champers is such quintessential British slang that it's now in the Oxford English Dictionary as an official word—it started as casual tavern speech but got fancy enough for formal dictionaries!

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