clip joint

noun

Definition of clip jointnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip joint
  1. public house
  2. watering hole
  3. speakeasy
  4. saloon
  5. dive
  6. tavern
  7. pub
  8. barroom
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
Noun
  • There's the world-class skiing and mountain biking with some memorable restaurants and watering holes to boot.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Arizona football coach Brent Brennan knew one of the best ways to thank fans for their support this past weekend would come at the local watering hole.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of watering hole
Noun
  • What began as a direct message soon led to a first date at a speakeasy in downtown Austin, where the two spent three hours talking about everything from pizza to Game of Thrones.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There are whispers of a speakeasy opening downstairs in the coming months, which gives the restaurant extra potential to become a go-to dinner spot that seamlessly transitions into a night out.
    — Ali Domrongchai, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of speakeasy
Noun
  • This area hosts a stunning 40-foot bar, taking inspiration from an old-fashioned Southern saloon.
    — Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prior to the Bilottis purchasing the building, John Seidel operated a saloon there until his liquor license was revoked by Blue Island’s City Council in 1918, according to the Blue Island Historical Society.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • At a lively Halloween party at Kito’s Kave, a local dive, a patron poked fun at the surge of interest by dressing up as an FBI agent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Bayley ran full speed through the middle ropes and hit a suicide dive onto Valkyria, who caught Bayley.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dive
Noun
  • At first, young Ursula seemed destined to follow in her mother’s footsteps, taking a job in the same tavern.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The lore says the building operated as a brothel in its early years, with a tavern then as now on the ground floor.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • Becks Place opened three years ago, replacing an Irish pub called McGuire’s Tavern.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • At the pub, Childress and I spoke briefly about ideas of reconciliation and national reckoning, trying to parse where our own actions fit within a larger whole.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pub
Noun
  • Then, the scene went dark as a Wanted poster of Shaboozey was slapped down on the barroom’s table.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of barroom

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