drinking song

drink·ing song

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dring-king sawng, song]
- /ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ sɔŋ, sɒŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dring-king sawng, song]
- /ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ sɔŋ, sɒŋ/

Definitions of drinking song words

noun drinking song a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking. 1
noun drinking song a song whose words may celebrate alcohol drinking that is known for being sung by groups drinking alcohol together; drinking songs are often folk songs 0
noun drinking song a song celebrating the pleasures of drinking alcoholic liquors; song for a drinking party 0
noun drinking song a song which celebrates or accompanies drinking. 0

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Origin of drinking song

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Drinking song

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drinking song

drinking song popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drinking song usage trend in Literature

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