pub crawl

¹

noun

1. an instance or period of pub-crawling.

pub-crawl

²

[puhb-krawl]

verb (used without object)

1. to have drinks at one bar after another.

noun

1. pub crawl.

pub-crawl

noun

1. a drinking tour of a number of pubs or bars

verb

1. (intr) to make such a tour

Other Word Forms

• pub-crawler noun
• pubcrawler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pub crawl¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of pub crawl²

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The attack took place while people were taking part in the Otley Run, a pub crawl popular with students, which features about 19 pubs stretching from Headingley to the centre of Leeds.

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Some bar-goers who spoke to the BBC earlier said they had been "apprehensive" about returning to the pub crawl, but felt safe thanks to a show of strength by the police.

From BBC

More security along the route of a well-known pub crawl was needed after two women were seriously injured in an attack involving a crossbow, a councillor has said.

From BBC

Three people were found injured and taken to hospital - including the suspected attacker - on the popular Otley Run pub crawl route.

From BBC

One described it to me as a water borne pub crawl.

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