Phrase guide

drinking song

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A song which celebrates or accompanies the drinking of alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: song, vocal

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: drikkevise — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Dutch: drinklied — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Estonian: joomalaul — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Finnish: juomalaulu — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • French: chanson à boire — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • German: Trinklied — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • German: Sauflied — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Karakalpak: otırıspa qosıg'ı — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Norwegian: drikkevise — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Persian: خمریه (xamriye) — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Russian: застольные пе́сни (zastolʹnyje pésni) — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Swedish: dryckesvisa — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol
  • Swedish: snapsvisa — song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol