sports bar

noun

Synonyms of sports barnext
: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

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The Jeffersonville sports bar is hosting a watch party but to guarantee a spot, those wanting watch the game must make a reservation. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Jan. 2026 The sports bar is bumping even on non-gamedays, with watch parties of games that have a direct impact on New England. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 Sports-Club would continue to be a sports bar and restaurant, that also offers carry-out and third-party delivery, according to the application. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Located in Washington Park, the 50-year-old sports bar is a bit of a relic to a decade or two ago in Denver — for better or for worse — when there were sticky neighborhood watering holes all over the place, when wings were cheap and beer choices were limited to Coors Light and Avalanche Ale. Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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