watering hole

noun

1

: water hole sense 1

2

: a place where people gather socially

especially : watering place sense 3

Synonyms

• bar
• barroom
• café
• cafe
• cantina [Southwest]
• dramshop
• gin mill
• grogshop [chiefly British]
• pub
• public house [chiefly British]
• saloon
• taproom
• tavern
• watering place

Examples of watering hole in a Sentence

supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities

Recent Examples on the Web

Several bespoke tailors from Mayfair to Manhattan have launched stylish watering holes, in a bid to elevate the shopping experience. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024

They can often be found at the smaller watering holes. —Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024

Many liked to go to the annual kegger in the helicopter hangar or to gather at Gallagher’s, the station’s watering hole. —David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024

Protesters had targeted the watering hole because its owner, Francoise Koster, penned a letter to a judge in support of actor and Scientologist Danny Masterson after his conviction on multiple counts of rape. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024

Pour Something in My Cup There’s no shortage of watering holes in this college town. —Tykesha Spivey Burton, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024

The bar then converted into a union meeting center, and reopened as a watering hole after prohibition was repealed in 1933. —John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024

Plus, there are plenty of watering holes to post up at, from Brady Street to the Old World Third Street Entertainment District on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. —Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024

The team behind Hestia opened a new watering hole in the city on Thursday, Eater Austin reported. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1