sports bar

noun

: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

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BrewDog This two-level rooftop spot is a pure sports bar that is right on the Strip but not in a hotel. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Following his dinner speech, according to a report released by the Monterey Police Department, Hegseth and other attendees moved to an after-party, and then on to a sports bar in the hotel. Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024 The venue will also include a sports bar with three large screens that will serve elevated bar food like pizza, burgers and flatbreads. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024 Next to them is the gigantic Hoosier Room, a 1999 add-on that has all the audio/video amenities of a modern sports bar, and way more IU sports stuff. Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sports bar 

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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