drinking game
noun
: a game in which players drink alcohol when particular conditions are met
Drinking games have always been a way to break the ice. They weren't all that popular in my circle of friends, but I do remember occasional games of Beer-Pong, in which cups of beer are placed on a Ping-Pong table where they serve as both obstacles and receptacles: land a shot in one and your opponent has to chug the contents.—
Barrett Seaman
Barrett Seaman… a drinking game designed to get you soused as quickly as possible. … You fill a plastic cup with two or three inches of beer, down it, and then flip the cup over so it lands perfectly upside-down. First team of four to do this in succession wins.—Annie Fischer
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Invent a drinking game to keep guests interested if the game gets out of hand.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
After a night of a drinking game gone very wrong, Bree is left behind by a possessive Evan, giving Wrigley and Bree alone time to hash out their unspoken feelings for each other.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
But there should really be no element of psychological thriller to a drinking game.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
The drinking game involves a group of three or more people and after everyone shouts apateu four times, a player calls out a number.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Feb. 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
After a night of a drinking game gone very wrong, Bree is left behind by a possessive Evan, giving Wrigley and Bree alone time to hash out their unspoken feelings for each other.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
But there should really be no element of psychological thriller to a drinking game.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
The drinking game involves a group of three or more people and after everyone shouts apateu four times, a player calls out a number.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drinking game
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“Drinking game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20game. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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