Etymology

sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll

Today it means: Indulgent and pleasurable activities. Full definition →

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The story

Attested since the 1960s, later popularized by the 1977 song “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” by the Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.