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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Just two doors down, sports bar Beckett’s opened its first spot in the Kansas City metro. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025 The eight bars range from two poolside spots and a piano bar to a sports bar, bowling alley bar, disco, and lobby bar, with the Sunset Lounge doubling as the resort’s golden-hour hangout. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025 Part sports bar, part rugrat-friendly hangout, Coa Cantina will target casual food-and-drink customers in Barber Valley and beyond. Michael Deeds december 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Dec. 2025 Buffalo Bros is a sports bar, and Bonnell said people like going out to watch their favorite teams, especially now that fewer folks are springing for expensive cable packages to watch games at home. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Dec. 2025.

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