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Recent Examples of barfly
Roger Arnold, the divorced barfly and home chemist.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Rose, a grudging slash of red lipstick on her unsmiling mouth as a concession to coquettishness, picks up a random barfly in a local pub and, staring into the middle distance, briskly masturbates him in a restroom.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies' postseason games.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
There was a former barfly who had fended off many a hangover here, arriving just before the kitchen’s 4 A.M. closing time.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
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Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Rose, a grudging slash of red lipstick on her unsmiling mouth as a concession to coquettishness, picks up a random barfly in a local pub and, staring into the middle distance, briskly masturbates him in a restroom.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies' postseason games.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
There was a former barfly who had fended off many a hangover here, arriving just before the kitchen’s 4 A.M. closing time.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barfly
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Protagonist Cyrus Shams — son of one of the passengers, poet and recovering alcoholic — is coming straight for your heart.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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One that really hit him was Pepper Pong, created by Tom Filippini, a recovering alcoholic, as a way to gather friends and family that doesn’t involve drinking.Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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In this romantic wish list of components for the perfect pub, Orwell’s fantasy boozer is frequented by regulars who sit in the same chair night after night, employs chirpy, liver-sausage-sandwich-slinging barmaids, and serves its ale in strawberry-pink china mugs.Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard Across two stages and alongside fairground attractions, an art exhibition and a nod to the beloved Camden boozer The Hawley Arms, Bludfest is an all-encompassing proposition.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
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Post Malone, pop’s premier sad sack boozehound, makes his first long-form foray into pure country music.Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024
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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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Indeed, Black Barrel’s rationale was creating a Tequila that would appeal to American whiskey drinkers.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Hall was a moderate drinker who enjoyed wine or a cocktail at social gatherings.Allison Aubrey, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Barfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barfly. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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