honky-tonk

noun

Definition of honky-tonknext
as in speakeasy

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  1. speakeasy
  2. barroom
  3. saloon
  4. tavern
  5. pub
  6. dive
Noun
  • Think 10-seater speakeasies with no signage outside, restaurants on the fifth floor of residential buildings, and vintage stores tucked down unassuming alleyways.
    Esme Benjamin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
  • If the date goes well, for afters: Less than a five minute walk away, dance the night away with elevated cocktails at groovy speakeasy Keys and Heels (led by the same owner, Massimo Lusardi).
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of speakeasy
Noun
  • Jessica Nicholson: This song blends a weekend barroom party groove, with lyrics steeped in laidback, workweek escapism, all rolled into one.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Consider it a chance to engage in barroom golf discussion.
    Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of barroom
Noun
  • Opened in 1963 by Ford of Britain to build the Anglia (the small family saloon starred as the flying car in the Harry Potter series), plans to transform the plant began in late 2020.
    Alex Christian, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The other standout involves a saloon that is located at 1567 University Ave.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • For example, while their living quarters were segregated at their garrison headquarters on Grenada, Black soldiers still fraternized with white ones, especially in taverns.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Founded in 1908, the business started life as a cellar for aging wines, but decades later the owners added a restaurant, tavern, catering operation and hospitality school.
    Sofia Perez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tavern
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  • Last year, real estate analysts Altus Group reported that the capital saw more than 174 pub closures and in total the U.K. witnessed 383 pubs shutting their doors forever, a number not far from the 386 pubs that were lost in 2022 due to the pandemic and the difficulty in finding staff after Brexit.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
  • While whiskey and stout have flourished, and the iconic pub formula has been endlessly replicated around the world, Ireland's food and wine scene has struggled to find an equal footing on the global stage.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of pub
Noun
  • The watering hole, which is attached to Beer Bar, used to be known as a blue-collar dive bar.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Performing Inflight Maneuvers Likewise, Germany's Fokker D7 was also highly touchy at the controls, particularly in prototype form; its thicker-than-usual wings resulted in some sketchy directional instability in a dive.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of dive
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