Thesaurus results for CLIP JOINT

clip joint

noun

Definition of clip joint

slang

as in key club

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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

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Noun

Old photos of Manchester United’s history fill the walls of the Old Nag’s Head public house in the city centre and many feature the club’s illustrious European history.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.

— Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026

Definition of public house

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The party atmosphere only picked up as night fell, with fans of both LSU and Clemson going at each other around the local watering holes and local restaurants.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
This longtime watering hole has rotating beer selections, a full food menu, and a consistent live music schedule.

— Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of watering hole

Noun

That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.

— Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of saloon

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And an afternoon slugging pints at Hog’s Head at Wizarding World of Harry Potter is certainly not the equivalent of a day at an authentic British pub.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Located on the same plot that formerly housed Hamilton’s Tavern, Bock has the look and feel of a European pub.

— Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of pub

Noun

The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

Definition of barroom

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