Brewer's: All Serene

derived from the Spanish word seréna. In Cuba the word is used as a countersign by sentinels, and is about equivalent to our “All right,” or “All's well.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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