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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One day prior to his arrest, a report from The Hollywood Reporter saw employees at several New Orleans businesses claim that LaBeouf had been showing up at various drinking establishments in the city's Uptown neighborhood, on an apparent bar crawl that began on Thursday. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026 Shia LaBeouf‘s Mardi Gras bar crawl has come to an unfortunate end. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 In addition to the ball and the live music, there is a bar crawl, polar plunge, 8K run, and Bands & Bloody's Brunch. Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 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 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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