CHAMPAGNE

[UK and ANZ] dated [informal] champers [noun] [U] - an expensive white or pink fizzy wine made in the Champagne area of E France, or, more generally, any similar wine from somewhere else. Champagne is often drunk to celebrate something.We always celebrate our wedding anniversary with a bottle of champagne.The champagne corks will be popping tonight (= Bottles of champagne will be opened) as the team celebrates yet another victory.A champagne flute (also flute) is a tall narrow glass with a stem which is used for drinking champagne.A champagne socialist is a rich person who spends money wastefully but claims to support a fair society in which everyone has equal rights and the rich help the poor.