barroom
noun
, -ˌru̇m\
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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
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Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter’s strutting exhibitionism. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Burns With New Fire," 1 July 2019 The barroom anthem arrives at one of the busiest times of Brooks’ career. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Garth Brooks on Blake Shelton Duet, Touring Stadiums & Having 'The Best Time of My Life': Exclusive," 17 June 2019 As more breweries open in Louisiana, however, it's become harder for new ones to find a place on shelves and barroom taps. — nola.com, "Louisiana craft brewers tap into competition, slowing sales," 16 June 2019 Hadestown is set in a barroom at the end of the world that’s got a dance floor and a stage and two VIP seats. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, "Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s Musical Where Work Is Hell, Makes It to the Big Time," 19 Apr. 2019 Because at some point, whether in ten years or 20 or 30, the technological noose will draw tight, and the homogeneity of electrics will render moot all the age-old barroom debates on cylinder count and turbos. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "When Is a Porsche Not Really a Porsche?," 23 Jan. 2017 Since then, about the only gloves-off fighting many people have witnessed has consisted of barroom brawls. — Washington Post, "Bare-knuckle boxing from a bygone era looks for a comeback," 1 June 2018 LeDuff's gonzo reporting is nothing if not braggadocious, intent on establishing the author's first-person street-and-barroom cred. — Sam Quinones, chicagotribune.com, "A gonzo tour of what ails America," 29 June 2018 The acoustic melody swelled into a classic dusty barroom slow-dancer. — Erik Ernst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Blake Shelton may have gone Hollywood, but he shows at Summerfest that he's still country," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'barroom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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