cherry-merry

noun

cherry-merry

noun
1

Obsolete A present of money.

  • "That not proper business," said Croke Sahib. "What for I give cherry-merry?"1858, Michael Rafter, The Rifleman, page 232:
Derived terms
cherry-merry-bamboo

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