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

ˈpəb-ˌkrȯl 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bay Area festivities — Irish dance and music, pub crawls, corned beef feasts — will continue Sunday and through the holiday, Monday. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025

And if nothing but a full-on traditional pub crawl will satisfy, turn to the Gold Rush Bar Crawl, one of the city’s biggest Saint Patrick’s Day events. —Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

According to rodeo lore, the chuckwagon race started with a pub crawl, more than 100 years ago. —Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025

Guests can enjoy numerous star-centric events like a community star party, cosmic pub crawl, costume party and a dark sky conference. —Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pub crawl

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale