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drinking song
noun
- a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drinking song1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences
Her choice for Desert Island Discs ranged from “The Drinking Song” by Verdi to “Ra Ra Rasputin” by Boney M.
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The drinking-song, from Anacreon down to all his imitators in Germany, occupies a special and very prominent place in literature.
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Presently he heard Gorenflot's voice, singing a drinking song as he came up the stairs.
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"Water-drinker, moody thinker," and Peregrine sang a word or two from an old drinking-song.
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A roll of drums, a chorus of men's voices, somewhat truculent, in the drinking song.
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A noisy group of revellers were passing through the piazza singing a drinking song.
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