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snug

snug

7 6.0
A small private room in a pub for quiet conversation
  • noun
  • /snʌg/
  • UK
translation icon : salita privada
  • Sailors' Snug Harbor, comprising 150 acres and 20 buildings on attractive farmland, comfortably housed 850 retired seamen in 1926.

Examples

  • Enjoy yourself in your snug sitting room, chuckling over the catastrophes that will befall those who come your way.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So we will go ahead and have breakfast in front of the TV in the snug and it feels so good.

  • With luck, you might be seated in the snug booth in the corner.

    Blog text (8)
  • And it did not take long to quieten the two wounded soldiers... down in the snug of the Duke of New York.

  • After a long day, I enjoyed a quiet drink in the snug of my favorite pub.

  • We found a cozy corner in the snug where we could talk without disturbance.

  • The fireplace in the snug made the space feel warm and inviting.

Synonyms

sitting room
vssnug
  • UK
20 1.6

A room in a house where people sit and talk

is smaller and more private, often at a pub rather than a main living room
cubby
vssnug
  • US
9 4.8

A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack

is more a comfortable pub room rather than a simple storage compartment
cubbyhole
vssnug
5 5.3

A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook

is more a tiny private room in a pub than a storage compartment
snuggery
vssnug
9.9

A small comfortable room for relaxing in private

is the same idea but often in a pub rather than a home
stube
vssnug
9.9

A small cozy room like a village tavern where people meet to eat and drink

is similar but used especially in German speaking regions rather than generally

Idioms

1 7.2

Being very comfortable and warm under blankets

How Comfortable

snug
  • UK
7 6.0
nook
40 3.0
lounge
214 2.3
booth
72 2.1
corner
1.0

Surface Forms

snug singular
snugs plural

Etymology

Snug comes from an old Norse word snuggr meaning 'well fitted' or 'compact'. A helpful way to remember the pub meaning is to picture a small, tucked-in room that 'fits' close and private inside the bar, which is why a snug is a little private corner.