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boozer

boozer

1 8.1
A pub or bar where people go to drink
  • noun
  • /ˈbuːzə/
  • Slang
: bar
  • Last night, the boozer was crowded with people enjoying their drinks.

All that, all them doormen, all those great big hard men trying to cram into this boozer.

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Examples

  • Pop down the boozer, people are buying me drinks.

  • We often gather at the boozer after work to relax and catch up.

  • -Is there a boozer round here?

  • Better than going to a boozer, I'll tell ya.

  • - I think you better take me to the boozer.

  • Take you an hour to get to the nearest boozer.

  • More positive pub news sees former club promoter Ian Huddy move to the West Hill, the boozer above Brighton station.

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  • There's a new boozer in town that serves great craft beers.

Synonyms

bar
vsboozer
∞ 1.0

A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks

is an informal casual name for such drinking places rather than a neutral term
pub
vsboozer
  • UK
166 1.0

A place like a bar where people drink, eat, and talk

is an informal word used broadly, not limited to British or Irish usage
tavern
vsboozer
102 3.5

A place where people drink alcoholic drinks and often eat, like a bar

is an informal casual name not stressing history or tradition
saloon
vsboozer
62 5.8

A place where people drink alcohol and talk

is the current informal label rather than an old fashioned phrase
barroom
vsboozer
  • US
12 4.0

A room where people drink alcohol at a counter

is used informally for such places without stressing the room layout
watering hole
vsboozer
  • Informal
11 3.4

A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk

is an informal name focused only on drinking rather than social gathering
wine bar
vsboozer
10 2.5

A bar that mainly serves wine

is a general informal word covering all kinds of drinking places not wine specific
beer garden
vsboozer
4 2.1

An outdoor area next to a pub where people sit to drink beer

is an informal label for drinking places regardless of being outdoors
cocktail lounge
vsboozer
  • US
3 3.3

A bar in a hotel or restaurant that serves mixed drinks in a relaxed, stylish place

is a casual informal name rather than a stylish or hotel based term
beer hall
vsboozer
3 3.1

A large place where people drink beer and meet to talk and enjoy music

is a general informal name for drinking places, not a beer focused large venue
public house
vsboozer
  • UK
3 2.0

A building where people drink alcohol and eat simple meals

is the informal term people use instead of this more formal phrase
gin mill
vsboozer
  • Archaic
3 8.8

A cheap bar where people drink and are often rowdy

is an informal general label for drinking places without the cheap implication
taproom
vsboozer
1 5.6

A room in a brewery or bar where people buy and drink beer at the counter

is an informal general term that does not focus on counter service
taphouse
vsboozer
  • US
1 8.1

A pub that serves many beers and simple meals

is a slangy general word that does not imply the meal focus
bierstube
vsboozer
1 9.1

A German bar where people drink beer, eat simple food, and talk

is the informal general word not tied to a specific cultural style
ginmill
vsboozer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A cheap bar that sells alcohol where people go to drink and talk

is an informal general name for such places without implying cheapness

How Lively

nightclub
150 1.6
bar
∞ 1.0
boozer
  • Slang
1 8.1
cafe
240 1.0

Surface Forms

boozer singular
boozers plural

Morphology

boozer = booze (semi-transparent) = booze + er

Formally built from 'booze' + '-er', but the sense 'pub/bar' is a metonymic extension from 'place for boozing' rather than a literal agentive meaning.

Etymology

Boozer can also mean a pub because booze means 'drink alcohol' and the ending -er can show a person or place connected to an action, so a boozer is a place where people go to drink.