sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll noun: indulgent and pleasurable activities.
Noun
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll pl (plural only)
- Indulgent and pleasurable activities.
- Sex and drugs and rock and roll / Is all my brain and body need / Sex and drugs and rock and roll / Is very good indeed[1977, “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”, performed by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
- This, then, is Larry Mitchell's ultimate message: we all do have to be awake. Sex and drugs and rock 'n roll are fun, and fun is necessary, but it is not enough.1982 December 4, Rob Kaplan, “Life in the Last Days”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 12
Origin of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
Attested since the 1960s, later popularized by the 1977 song “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” by the Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Questions about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
- What does sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll mean?
- Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll means indulgent and pleasurable activities.
- What part of speech is sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll?
- Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is a noun.
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