pub

1 of 2

noun

1
chiefly British : public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed

pub

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
public
2
publication
3
publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing

Examples of pub in a Sentence

Noun We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer. coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Noun
And Benjamin heads to a friendly pub to get drunk. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot. Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 The company started in downtown Chicago in 1990 and calls itself the original gastrobar, which means a bar or pub atmosphere that serves high-quality small bites and food. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pub

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pub was in 1800

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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

pub

noun
ˈpəb
chiefly British

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