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5.1
To visit several bars in one night to drink and socialize
  • phrasal verb
  • /bɑr ˈhɑpɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : ir de bares
  • Let's bar-hop this weekend!

Examples

  • After dinner, they decided to go bar-hopping to celebrate the promotion.

  • He prefers bar-hopping to staying in one place all evening.

  • We spent Friday night bar-hopping downtown with friends.

  • They love to bar-hop on Friday nights.

  • We went bar-hopping downtown to explore the new pubs last Saturday night.

  • She loves bar-hopping with friends during the weekends to try different drinks.

  • After dinner, we decided to go bar-hopping and see which places had live music.

Synonyms

to bar hop
vsto bar-hopping
  • Informal
1 6.9

To go from bar to bar, drinking at each place

emphasises visiting successive venues during one outing rather than social drinking
to barhop
vsto bar-hopping
  • Informal
6.9

To visit several bars or pubs in one night for drinks

is the same action but can apply to a single outing, not only nights
to pub-crawl
vsto bar-hopping
  • Informal
7.4

To visit several pubs in one night, drinking at each one

covers the same movement but can be casual and not formally organised

How Many

to bar-hopping
  • Informal
5.1
to hit the bar
  • Informal
2 7.0

Surface Forms

bar-hop infinitive
bar-hopped past
bar-hopped past participle
bar-hopping present participle
bar-hops third person singular

Morphology

bar-hopping = bar-hop (transparent) = bar + hop + ing

The verb form here is the gerund/participle built on the verb 'bar-hop' (bar + hop); the action is directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

Bar-hopping as a verb comes from bar and hop, where hop means 'to move quickly from one place to another', so to go bar-hopping is to visit several bars in one outing.