Meanings of cheerful lot in English

Then both came back near the window and declared that theirs was not a cheerful lot.

They were a cheerful lot and when I first came to Macellum I was allowed to play games with them.

The staff were busy finishing the mark-downs and seemed a polite, cheerful lot and well-informed, even about what was available in other stores.

But they're a cheerful lot and snort with laughter when someone recalls the slogan that launched their estate: "Where dreams come true".

" Cheerful lot of friends we've made in this town!"