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 menu is inspired by English public houses, with a mix of British and Indian fare.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
  • This fall, beer in hand, patrons at some of Sacramento’s finest public houses might legally wander out the front door and onto the city’s streets and plazas, moving freely between outdoor festivals and indoor hospitality.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Knot Club is the new name for the tenants-only watering hole.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The property stands adjacent to The River Bar, another local watering hole.
    Alexandra Koch , Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Glitzy creature comforts include an indoor basketball court emblazoned with Colts logos, a gym, a cinema, a speakeasy, seven fireplaces, a private par-3 golf hole, and not one but two pools, one inside and another outside.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There is no sign outside, just two purple lights on a quiet Over-the-Rhine side street, giving it the feel of a 1920s speakeasy.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Only Denmark and Norway retain dedicated royal saloons, although they are seldom used.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • Jefferson opened the house and greeted diplomats, civil and military officers, citizens and Cherokee chiefs in the center of the oval saloon (today’s Blue Room).
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Exhibits include antique dive suits, treasure-hunting tools, and pioneering scuba gear.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In another dive that year, a loud bang was heard as the Titan ascended.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Purely by coincidence, The Apathy and Dirge is the name of my local pub.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The downtown Sacramento Irish pub thanked its crew, customers and musical guests in a farewell post on its Instagram posted July 20.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Here's what happened the night Sade Robinson went missing Robinson and Anderson first went to the Twisted Fisherman, a popular tavern and eatery on Canal Street.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The eatery is now simply called Palace Pub, and the Detroit-style pizza has been replaced with midwestern tavern pies, sliced into squares for easy sharing.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Sheridan saw it in 1883, when Marshal Jim Courtright turned from amiable lawman to stone killer in a barroom full of bad hombres.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
  • Highlights included a barroom scene where two men bond over their chaotic girlfriends, and a comedic bit in which the rapper heroically steps in as an air traffic controller.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 May 2025

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“Clip joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip%20joint. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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