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

Thousands of revelers who dressed as Santa Claus and other famous characters, participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl on Saturday, December 13, 2025, in New York City, United States. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026

SantaCon is an annual New York City event, during which more than 25,000 people dressed as Santa Claus embark on a pub crawl throughout the day. —Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

This news had no effect on the celebration of life — which will be a pub crawl. —Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

Pub Crawl tickets on sale now ($90; minimum age is 21; no children allowed on the pub crawl including children in strollers). —Holly Andres, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

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