sing-song

Noun

singsong (countable and uncountable, plural singsongs)

1. A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.
   • We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.
3. Low-quality singing or poetry.
   • I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1734), [Alexander] Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, page 12, lines 218–221
4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a poorly executed song.

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