lechayim

• lechaim, lehayim, l'chaim, l'chayim

Borrowed from Hebrew לחיים.

• IPA^(key): /ləˈxaɪ.ɪm/, /ləˈhaɪ.ɪm/

lechayim

1. (Judaism) "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.
   • 1964, “To Life”, in Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Jerry Bock (music), Fiddler On The Roof:

     Drink l'chaim, to life, to life, l'chaim! L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!

lechayim

1. (Judaism) A toast
   • 2002 September 30, Jonathan J. Baker, “Drinking on Simchas Torah”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     There's a little kiddush, and one of the rabbis may wander around with a bottle of mashke if people want to make a little lechaim, but that's about it.