bottoms up

interjection

Cheers! (the drinking toast)

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Cheers! (the drinking toast)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cheers

Origin

An allusion to the bottoms of the drinkers' glasses being raised.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 乾杯 /干杯
  • 乾杯 /干杯 (gānbēi)Cheers!
Dutch proost, schol
  • proostCheers!
  • scholCheers!
Esperanto eltrinku
  • eltrinkuCheers!
Finnish Pohjanmaan kautta
  • Pohjanmaan kauttaCheers!
French cul sec, à fond
  • cul secCheers!
  • à fondCheers!
Greek άσπρο πάτο
  • άσπρο πάτο (áspro páto)Cheers!
Hungarian fenékig, egészségedre
  • fenékigCheers!
  • egészségedreCheers!
Japanese 乾杯
  • 乾杯 (kanpai)Cheers!
Korean 건배, 원샷
  • 건배 (geonbae)Cheers!
  • 원샷 (wonsyat)Cheers!
  • 죽 마셔 (juk masyeo)Cheers!
Polish do dna
  • do dnaCheers!
Portuguese tchim-tchim
  • tchim-tchimCheers!
Russian пей до дна́
  • пей до дна́ (pej do dná)Cheers!
Spanish salud, seco y volteado
  • saludCheers!
  • seco y volteadoCheers!
Swedish botten upp
  • botten uppCheers!
Turkish şerefe
  • şerefeCheers!
Cite this entry
APA

bottoms up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottoms%20up

MLA

“bottoms up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottoms%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottoms up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottoms%20up.

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