Barroom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barroom is a noun meaning (Canada, US) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
Meaning
(Canada, US) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
Example Sentences
Sporting a woolly cardigan with four buttons on top of an Oxford smock without a collar, our man has a faintly folksy look about him, calling to mind a zingaro or a gypsy, a carny or a Mongol, but also (switching to a wholly distinct mythology and iconography) a hippy strumming his guitar in a barroom in Haight-Ashbury or at Big Sur or in Katmandu.
Word Forms
- barrooms
- bar room
Synonyms for barroom
Depending on context, synonyms include taproom, bar, saloon, ginmill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taproom, saloon, ginmill, bar, barrelhouse, drinkery.
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