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

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

Beyond the celebrations, the pub crawl also brought a wave of customers to businesses along the avenue. —Eva Andersen, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

Local festivities start early with parades, concerts, pub crawls and more, all leading up to March 17, with a few events that continue afterward. —Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 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