The group got very drunk and caused a lot of destruction.
It is also said that the phrase is relates to an 1837 incident involving the Marquis of Waterford, who went out drinking with his friends in the English town of Melton Mowbray. They would get rowdy and threaten to “paint the town red” with blood.Īccording to Oscar Wilde, it’s Dante, The Inferno: “we are they who painted the world scarlet with sins.” Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is also believed to date back to when cowboys rode into town. The EOD quotes the Chicago Advance (1897): ‘The boys painted the town red with firecrackers. The most popular opinion being that it is American slang that is believed to have originated because of bonfires and fireworks that were used to celebrate. However, it is hard to say which one is correct. There are various opinions of where the phrase originated.
We are getting all dressed up next week and we are going to paint the town red.Let’s go and paint the town red, Sarah.I can’t wait to go out with my best friend and paint the town red!.
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