barfly

See also: bar fly

English

Alternative forms

bar fly

Etymology

bar +‎ fly

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /bɑːflaɪ/
(US) enPR: bärflī, IPA^(key): /bɑɹflaɪ/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

barfly (plural barflies)

(slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
(slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:drunkard

Hypernyms

customer, patron

Translations

person who spends much time in a bar

Arabic: زبون بارات أو حانات الخمر
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酒吧的常客
Dutch: tooghanger (nl) m
Finnish: baarikärpänen
French: pilier de bar (fr), pilier de comptoir (fr) m
German: Kneipenhocker m
Korean: 바 (술집)의 단골 (ba (suljip)ui dan'gol)
Polish: ćma barowa f
Portuguese: botequeiro m
Romanian: chefliu (ro) m, petrecăreț (ro) m, stâlp de cafenea m
Spanish: parroquiano (es) m, borracho (es) m, cierrabares (es) m or f (colloquial)

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