watering hole
watering hole
nounDefinition of WATERING HOLE
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises <supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities>
Synonyms bar, café (also cafe), cantina [Southwest], dramshop, gin mill, grogshop [chiefly British], pub, public house [chiefly British], saloon, taproom, tavern, watering hole, watering place
Related Words alehouse, barrelhouse, bistro, bottle club, brewpub, cabaret, dive, joint, nightclub, roadhouse, speakeasy, sports bar, wineshop; package store
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