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Recent Examples of barfly
Wendt played the lovable everyman and beer-guzzling barfly Norm Peterson across all 11 seasons of the NBC sitcom, from 1982-1993.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 May 2025
George Wendt, beloved for his role as barfly Norm Peterson on the iconic NBC sitcom Cheers, has died at age 76.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Everyone files out except for Sam’s favorite barfly, Norm Peterson — played by George Wendt, who died today at 76 — who says that the meaning of life is love.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Wendt starred as Norm on every episode of the show’s 11 seasons; Norm is a barfly of the highest manner, both congenial and running up an extremely high tab.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 May 2025
George Wendt, beloved for his role as barfly Norm Peterson on the iconic NBC sitcom Cheers, has died at age 76.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Everyone files out except for Sam’s favorite barfly, Norm Peterson — played by George Wendt, who died today at 76 — who says that the meaning of life is love.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Wendt starred as Norm on every episode of the show’s 11 seasons; Norm is a barfly of the highest manner, both congenial and running up an extremely high tab.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barfly
Noun
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James, who quit drinking three years ago, was a functional alcoholic for years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her mother abandoned her when Wuornos was 4, and she was adopted by her grandparents, who were alcoholics.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ben and Anne are written out of the will for being a drunkard and a woman, respectively.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Also very good are Orville Mendoza as the drunkard actor Selsdon, Matthew Patrick Davis as the production’s nervous jack-of-all-trades Tim and Abby Leigh Huffstetler as incompetent stage manager Poppy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
Noun
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One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow.—
Charles McNulty,
latimes.com,
10 May 2018
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The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator.—
Jeff McDonald,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
1 Oct. 2017
Noun
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Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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For example, flat-roofed pubs should be approached with caution, bags of crisps (not potato chips) must be split open on the table, and warning bells ring out twice at the end of the night. Find out more in our 21st-century guide to the great British boozer.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Ordinary rebels — even ones born from boozehounds — taking down a dictator are inspirational.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Post Malone, pop’s premier sad sack boozehound, makes his first long-form foray into pure country music.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
16 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Yet the occasional poignancy of both Toby and Andrew, the sot and the fool, doesn’t emerge in this production.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thrilling game sequences, a terrific ensemble cast led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna, plus an all-timer performance from Tom Hanks as their hapless sot of a manager.—
Ben Flanagan | bflanagan@al.com,
al,
8 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Two-thirds of American adults drink coffee each day, according to the National Coffee Association, and on average, American coffee drinkers consume about three cups of coffee per day.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Others took the vodka drinker to the McAlister Institute’s Recovery and Bridge Center, a small, unassuming building in San Diego’s Grant Hill neighborhood that offers short-term detox beds.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Barfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barfly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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