barroom

[bahr-room, -room]

noun

1. an establishment or room with a bar for the serving of alcoholic beverages.

barroom

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈbɑːˌruːm /

noun

1. a room or building where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Word History and Origins

Origin of barroom¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; bar ¹ + room

Example Sentences

The followers are in fact the key to totalitarian movements, without whom the charismatic leader would simply be a barroom bloviator.

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There’s no arbiter for that, but it’s an interesting barroom question.”

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In another scene, Kathy recounts the first time she saw Benny, head bowed, leaning on a barroom pool table with his bared, muscly arms.

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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.

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He died amid the beer bottles and empty glasses on the barroom floor.

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Related Words

• pub 
• saloon