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 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 But in-the-know travelers start the pub crawl a few islands up the chain on unassuming Big Pine Key, home of the National Key Deer Refuge. Kara Franker, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024 Things to do:Start planning your Indianapolis St. Patrick's Day with parades, parties, pub crawls and more What is more likely to happen than finding a four-leaf clover? Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024 On a gray Sunday morning, Chadwick took the train to Oldham and began a pub crawl. Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024 The World's End is one of Edgar Wright's more successful mishmashes of various film genres, this time being a sci-fi horror comedy about friends who go on a pub crawl only to discover that much of the population has been replaced by androids. Janey Tracey and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2023 The ships will also feature solo-specific programming, from pub crawls to group dinners. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023 The fun includes Santa Paws photo opportunities, treats for humans and canines, activities, a pet parade and more, all followed by a pet-friendly pub crawl. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023 The monthlong event, featuring twilight ghost tours, haunted pub crawls and witch trial re-enactments, triggers traffic gridlock so fearsome that residents of neighboring towns steer clear of Salem as early as mid-September. Jenna Russell Kieran Kesner, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023 Join a pub crawl and hear traditional Irish music while checking out the lively bar scene. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pub crawl was in 1914

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“Pub crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub%20crawl. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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