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barhop

American  
[bahr-hop] / ˈbɑrˌhɒp /

verb (used without object)

barhopped, barhopping
  1. Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.


Etymology

Origin of barhop

First recorded in 1945–50; bar 1 + hop 1

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Whether you want to catch the Blue Angels at Seafair, barhop or take an adventurous day trip, here’s our local guide for the coming days.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

“But I also like to barhop and see concerts. Why not keep a theater a theater and a church a church?“

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2021

It is disruptive that we can’t have parties or barhop or have normal school and work.

From Washington Times Jul. 27, 2020

People who wanted to barhop favored other neighborhoods.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 2018

The ever-stylish Drake McElroy busted a fresh seat-grab barhop, marking the first time that trick has been seen in competition.

From Time Magazine Archive

By day, they worked together on the rooftop patio; at night, they barhopped, laptops in tow.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

But if you have barhopped or taken a bar break during a shopping spree, you might notice, as I have, that the eggnogs and other holiday standbys or variations of them have gotten better.

From Seattle Times Dec. 16, 2011

Whether fake-wrestling or barhopping with women or trying to psychologize each other, neither guy really knows what’s fun or illuminating anymore.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

The next night, I was barhopping the Sunset block in Silver Lake, when I bumped into him having dinner.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

A friend who had gone barhopping in Itaewon with Cano warned everyone not to go to Itaewon, saying that she had just been rescued from a crowd crush.

From Washington Post Nov. 2, 2022

WeRo is the Korean bistro along the main barhopping drag of Ballard from owner and chef Wes Yoo who took over this space when it was the cocktail bar The Gerald.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2022

She spent much of her 20s writing for leftist newspapers in New York City and living a bohemian, barhopping life in Lower Manhattan.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2022

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