pub crawl

noun

plural pub crawls
: the visiting of various pubs in succession especially as a social activity
The proximity of Osaka's many new craft beer bars is particularly conducive to a pub crawl.Ingrid K. Williams
… lately the city has become a destination for bachelor and bachelorette parties that arrive in droves and take to the streets by electric scooter- and pedal-powered pub crawls.Veronica Meewes

called also bar crawl

pub-crawl intransitive verb
pub-crawled; pub-crawling; pub-crawls
pub crawler noun
plural pub crawlers

Examples of pub crawl in a Sentence

She invited me to join them on a pub crawl.
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Prague deputy mayor Zdenek Hrib told reporters on Monday that organised night-time pub crawls would now be banned. Afp, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024 In a statement provided to CNN Travel, the Office of the Municipal district of Prague 1 confirmed the ban prohibits pub crawls from 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time and said the ban is set to come into force around the beginning of November. Francesca Street, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Stay hydrated and wear sunscreen! Bonus: There’s also a pub crawl every day of the festival. Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 Go deeper: What’s next for Rich & Bennett’s world-famous pub crawls Watch the Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve Parade, a local tradition that dates back to the 1940s. Laura Barrero, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pub crawl 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pub crawl was in 1914

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“Pub crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub%20crawl. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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