snack bar
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1.3
- noun
- /snæk bɑr/
:
bar de bocadillos
- After the movie, we went to the snack bar to grab some popcorn and drinks.
Examples
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What time does the snack bar close?
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There were two courses of eighteen holes, and a video arcade and snack bar inside.
Fiction book (1992) -
Come and join us, visit our snack bar, if you will.
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Head on over to the snack bar...
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What took you so long at the snack bar?
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You want me to get you something from the snack bar?
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In the snack bar, people look at me like I'm a star.
Fiction book (1995) -
Beverages are available at the snack bar.
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I walk to the snack bar and sit on one of the outdoor benches.
Fiction book (1995) -
After gym, we went to a snack bar and ordered something for refreshment and went home.
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
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5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
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1.3
A small café where people buy coffee and light snacks
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3.3
A small shop that sells milk drinks, ice cream and light snacks
A small counter that sells light food and drinks
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Morphology
The computing sense of 'snack bar' (a brief on-screen notification) is a technical, metaphorical extension that does not follow directly from the literal meanings 'snack' (light food) and 'bar' (a counter/room for drinks). A B1 learner who knows only those constituent meanings would most likely interpret it as a place to buy snacks rather than an ephemeral UI message, so the intended meaning is not recoverable from the parts.
Etymology
Snack bar is named from the simple image of a snack as a small food sold over a bar, a counter. Imagine a short counter where people buy quick, cheap food between meals, so the phrase means 'a small place to buy snacks'.