A song that is characterized by the fact that as many words as possible are sung in the shortest possible time.
1In their patter song in The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan satirised the notion of an educated "modern major-general".
2He sings the patter songs faster than anyone ever has.
3There is one Patter Song in my Opera that Every One who comes to my House has been Crazy to hear.
Translations for patter song