clip joint

slang

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Recent Examples of clip joint While not all clip joints offer refreshments, a fair number find this is a popular extra in a competitive industry. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip joint
Noun
  • The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Dave Cunningham, who opened the Comet, a Gen-X-era public house that helped spark a renaissance in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, production eventually built a replica of the watering hole on the soundstage.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, these Southern watering holes hold that something special that keeps people coming back for more.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Karnegis’s coworkers who were with her, Crystal Vazquez and Caitlin Temple, each also spoke highly of the speakeasy.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • On-site dining options include a coffee shop, a speakeasy, and the Red Board Tavern and Table, a full-service restaurant serving daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as Sunday brunch.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • His adrenalized exploits, primarily at blackjack, are much discussed across the modern-day saloon culture, often dubbed the manosphere.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In one case, the magistrate sent a white woman to the workhouse for 60 days for having been arrested at a Hill saloon in the company of Black men.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Insulated fishboxes, a 32-inch-wide dive door, and 14 rod holders assure anglers can fish tournaments, but an impeccable foredeck with recliners and double lounges means double duty for socializing.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Researchers hold the tubes open during a dive before releasing to close them around a parcel of water.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Indianapolis is no stranger to taverns with curious characters and colorful pasts, and its dive bar scene remains strong hundreds of years later.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Catch a hockey game at TD Garden, browse the boutiques of Beacon Hill and Newbury Street, or duck into a cozy tavern for a pint in the Back Bay.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • On a recent weeklong daddy-and-me trip to Ireland, the duo donned sports coats and tweed hats to board planes, hunted for green apples in hotel gyms, and fueled up on Irish pub food for energy to chase leprechauns.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Prince William and Princess Kate reportedly served drinks and food at the private pub, a members-only club for residents and employees of the Crown Estate, as a way to thank the builders and staff who got them into their new house ahead of schedule.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These movies—including the seven-hour-long Sátántangó, a centerpiece of which is a shambling dance in a barroom—often swap the meandering sentence for a single camera shot that lasts 10 minutes or more.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Miller also features a few of Scorsese’s childhood friends who, in addition to the standard one-on-one interviews, gather around a barroom table to reminisce with Scorsese and, later on, De Niro.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Clip joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip%20joint. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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