bar crawl

noun

plural bar crawls
: the visiting of various bars in succession especially as a social activity : pub crawl
A bar crawl is simply going from one drinking spot to the next, but the fun part is who you do it with.Tyler Marie Lawrence

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a bar crawl across South End and uptown Charlotte, enjoying exclusive drink specials at each venue. Evan Moore december 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Dec. 2025 Krampus, a fabled goat-like figure, has became more incorporated into holiday traditions in Wisconsin and beyond, from bar crawls to living history museums. Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025 Critics worry the district could attract bar crawls and tarnish the neighborhood's appeal as a great place to raise a family. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025 Shawn Mayes, a longtime Terpsichore dancer, remembered when MTV did a bar crawl and spotted the dancers and put it on camera. Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bar crawl

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bar crawl was in 1959

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“Bar crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20crawl. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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