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Recent Examples of barfly
Everyone files out except for Sam’s favorite barfly, Norm Peterson — played by George Wendt, who died today at 76 — who says that the meaning of life is love.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
George Wendt, the actor best known for playing lovable barfly Norm Peterson on the iconic sitcom Cheers, has died at age 76.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
In King’s Landing, there’s the hardworking blacksmith, Hugh, and the slightly less hardworking barfly, Ulf.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 July 2024
The barfly comedy wasn’t the only show honored during Monday’s broadcast.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
George Wendt, the actor best known for playing lovable barfly Norm Peterson on the iconic sitcom Cheers, has died at age 76.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
In King’s Landing, there’s the hardworking blacksmith, Hugh, and the slightly less hardworking barfly, Ulf.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 July 2024
The barfly comedy wasn’t the only show honored during Monday’s broadcast.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barfly
Noun
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If a parent is an alcoholic, their child will either also become one or never drink a drop of it in their life.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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In 1978, the year after Crawford’s death, Christina published Mommie Dearest, a memoir of her childhood that alleged child abuse and portrayed the star as an emotionally volatile alcoholic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And then there was the one about him as a bad steward of money raised by the powerful Koch network, a sexist bully, and a drunkard on the job who got canned.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
4 Dec. 2024
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First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
Noun
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One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow.—
Charles McNulty,
latimes.com,
10 May 2018
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The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator.—
Jeff McDonald,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
1 Oct. 2017
Noun
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The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The singing corpse in question here is that of real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whiskey.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ordinary rebels — even ones born from boozehounds — taking down a dictator are inspirational.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Post Malone, pop’s premier sad-sack boozehound, has returned with F-1 Trillion, his first long-form foray into pure country music.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
16 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Thrilling game sequences, a terrific ensemble cast led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna, plus an all-timer performance from Tom Hanks as their hapless sot of a manager.—
Ben Flanagan | bflanagan@al.com,
al,
8 Apr. 2023
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Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2023
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These days, there’s a rosé for every kind of drinker, from the natural wine obsessive to the person who still orders White Zinfandel unabashedly.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The trend is particularly striking across younger age cohorts; Gen Z drinks less than prior generations at the same age, and millennials hold the largest share of no-alcohol drinkers, according to IWSR.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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“Barfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barfly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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