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• pub crawl
  pub crawl

  noun

  an instance or period of pub-crawling.
• pub-crawl
  pub-crawl

  verb (used without object)

  to have drinks at one bar after another.

pub crawl

¹ American  

noun

1. an instance or period of pub-crawling.

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pub-crawl ² American  

[puhb-krawl] / ˈpʌbˌkrɔl /

verb (used without object)

1. to have drinks at one bar after another.

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noun

1. pub crawl.

pub-crawl British  

noun

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

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verb

1. (intr) to make such a tour

Other Word Forms

• pub-crawler
  noun
• pubcrawler
  noun

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

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 ● 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

Zoë Bonner, 41, a soprano and co-organizer of a caroling pub crawl to raise money for a homeless charity, explained that a scarcity of male voices “was always” an issue for choirs and carol singers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

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

The Bernie Sanders campaign organized its own pub-crawl stop at Woody’s on Friday night, and some of Sanders’s brochures were still scattered around.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2016

One woman can’t meet a decent guy in a hospital crawling with doctors; the other can’t find one even in a pub-crawl.

From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2012