drinking song

American  

noun

1. a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.

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Etymology

Origin of drinking song

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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drinking song

Let me quote the old drinking song of the private Uplifters Club in the Pacific Palisades: “Yes it’s oil, oil, oil that makes L.A. boil.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

And then Schmidt passed out the lyrics to the first verse of “To Anacreon in Heaven,” the English drinking song that provided the melody for our national anthem.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2018

An interminable sequence in Bilbo’s hutch culminates in a dorky, dwarven drinking song, performed alongside animated plates and spoons.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2012

“Death to My Hometown,” which sounds like a drinking song at an Irish wake, describes the destruction unscrupulous bankers and business leaders can visit on a community.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2012

He played a ballad, then a light, quick drinking song, then a slow, sad melody in a language that I didn’t recognize but suspected might be Yllish.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss