barroom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barroom
Example Sentences
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The followers are in fact the key to totalitarian movements, without whom the charismatic leader would simply be a barroom bloviator.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
Temnikova recruited her husband to carry anchovies on the plane from Tallinn, which will be served as appetizers at one of the nightly dinners held in the house’s stately barroom.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
“There might even be some happy songs coming” — a surprise, perhaps, for a woman whose debut closes with a gorgeous barroom weeper called “Sad Songs for Sad People.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023
She’s never in a headline about yachts, barroom dustups or traffic offenses.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2023
Drawing from sources as diverse as aikido and barroom brawls, the instructors taught us ways to tangle with an attacking or resisting inmate that you weren’t likely to see in, say, a John Wayne movie.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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