sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll en · NOUN
Etymology
Attested since the 1960s, later popularized by the 1977 song “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” by the Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal, plural, 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:
Descendants
sexe, drogue et rock 'n' roll · sexo, drogas e rock and roll · sesso, droga e rock 'n' roll
Relateds
Translations (3)
fr sexe, drogue et rock 'n' roll (indulgent and pleasurable activities) · pt sexo, drogas e rock and roll (indulgent and pleasurable activities) · it sesso, droga e rock 'n' roll (indulgent and pleasurable activities)
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