"merry as a grig" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-merry as a grig.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} merry as a grig (not comparable)
  1. (simile, dated) Very merry or cheerful. Tags: dated, not-comparable Related terms: happy as a lark, merry as a cricket
    Sense id: en-merry_as_a_grig-en-adj-rbD1Yq00 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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