pub crawl

noun

plural pub crawls

: the visiting of various pubs in succession especially as a social activity

The proximity of Osaka's many new craft beer bars is particularly conducive to a pub crawl.

—Ingrid K. Williams

… lately the city has become a destination for bachelor and bachelorette parties that arrive in droves and take to the streets by electric scooter- and pedal-powered pub crawls.

—Veronica Meewes

called also bar crawl

pub-crawl

ˈpəb-ˌkrȯl 

intransitive verb

pub-crawled; pub-crawling; pub-crawls

pub crawler noun

plural pub crawlers

Examples of pub crawl in a Sentence

She invited me to join them on a pub crawl.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the show’s social programming reflects its role as a connective hub, with events like the Gin Blossoms concert, a pub crawl, and the Career Zone for rising security professionals helping bridge generational and professional gaps. —Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Zoom in: Check out these local festivals, pub crawls, parades and other events curated by San Diego Magazine. —Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025

In lieu of the usual pub crawl, how about gathering up your favorite fur friends for the St. Patrick’s Day Pup Crawl on March 15 from noon to 2 p.m.? —Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

The Bay Area festivities — Irish dance and music, pub crawls, corned beef feasts — will continue Sunday and through the holiday, Monday. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pub crawl

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale