drinking game

noun

A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.

Meanings

noundrinking game (plural drinking games)

plural drinking games

  1. gamesA game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 喝酒遊戲 /喝酒游戏
  • 喝酒遊戲 /喝酒游戏 (hējiǔ yóuxì)game involving drinking
Danish drukspil
  • drukspilgame involving drinking
Dutch bierspel, drinkspel
  • bierspelgame involving drinking
  • drinkspelgame involving drinking
Finnish juomapeli
  • juomapeligame involving drinking
French jeu à boire, jeu bibitif
  • jeu à boiregame involving drinking
  • jeu bibitifgame involving drinking
German Trinkspiel
  • Trinkspielgame involving drinking
Hindi पीने का खेल
  • पीने का खेल (pīne kā khel)game involving drinking
Icelandic drykkjuleikur
  • drykkjuleikurgame involving drinking
Japanese 酒合戦
  • 酒合戦 (sakekassen)game involving drinking
Korean 술 게임, 술자리 게임
  • 술 게임 (sul geim)game involving drinking
  • 술자리 게임 (suljari geim)game involving drinking
Polish gra do picia
  • gra do piciagame involving drinking
Portuguese jogo de beber
  • jogo de bebergame involving drinking
Spanish juego de beber
  • juego de bebergame involving drinking
Swedish dryckesspel
  • dryckesspelgame involving drinking
Cite this entry
APA

drinking game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20game

MLA

“drinking game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20game. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drinking game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20game.

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