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taps aff announcement

taps aff announcement

9.9
An announcement that a bar or pub stops serving alcohol
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : anuncio de cierre de barra
  • The bartender's taps aff announcement signaled the end of alcohol service, prompting a few patrons to order one last round.

Examples

  • Regulars groaned when the familiar taps aff announcement echoed through the crowded pub.

  • The bartender made the taps aff announcement at midnight, ending the lively party.

  • After the taps aff announcement, customers finished their drinks and began to leave the bar.

  • The bartender made a taps aff announcement at midnight.

  • Did you hear the taps aff announcement last night?

  • After the taps aff announcement, everyone at the bar quickly finished their drinks and prepared to leave.

  • When the familiar sound of the taps aff announcement resonated, regulars sighed and knew the night was coming to an end.

Synonyms

last call
vstaps aff announcement
  • US
8 4.7

A final chance to order drinks before a bar closes

has identical meaning but uses a different phrase form

Surface Forms

taps aff announcement singular
taps aff announcements plural

Morphology

taps + aff + announcement

The components give a partial cue: 'taps' can evoke an end signal and 'announcement' indicates a public notice, so a learner might infer an announcement about stopping service. However 'aff' is non-standard/undefined here and 'taps' is ambiguous (bugle call vs beer taps) and the exact sense depends on dialectal or cultural knowledge, so the meaning is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

The noun taps aff announcement may come from bars where the beer taps were turned aff, a local way to say 'off'. When staff made that announcement, customers knew it meant 'no more drinks', so today it means a message that alcohol will no longer be served.