pub crawl
noun
an instance or period of pub-crawling.
pub crawl
1 Americannoun
pub-crawl
2
American
[puhb-krawl]
/ ˈpʌbˌkrɔl /
verb (used without object)
noun
pub-crawl
British
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pub crawl1
First recorded in 1910–15
Origin of pub-crawl2
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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A product of an anarchic group called the Cacophony Society, SantaCon has come to be seen by many as an annoying pub crawl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
She said she enjoyed dressing up for the pub crawl and being with the people she loved, but was "concerned there might be copycat people".
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Gail and Tom rush into the stew room to let the cheftestants know that there is no quickfire challenge and they'll actually instead be going on a pub crawl.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2023
Last year, a New Jersey woman threw a lanternfly-crushing pub crawl; one Pennsylvania man developed an app that tracks users’ kills called Squishr.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
SantaCon is a ticketed pub-crawl event, which is attended by around 25,000 people dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday characters, according to the charging document against Pildes.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
An immature 40-year-old convinces his childhood pals to join him in an epic pub-crawl, but as they make their way toward their final destination, a battle for mankind emerges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
Oh, and there’s one more disquieting thing about this pub-crawl: It actually happened.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017
Chelsea Clinton went on a pub-crawl to the gay bars around Philadelphia to stump for her mom, Hillary, the weekend before the 2008 Democratic primary.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2016
The imagery mixed the glory of a royal Jubilee with the grottiness of a Manchester pub-crawl.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2012
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