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to bar hop

to bar hop

1 6.9
To go from bar to bar, drinking at each place
  • phrasal verb
  • /bɑr hɑp/
  • Informal
translation icon : ir de bar en bar
  • We decided to bar hop from one pub to another, enjoying a drink at each place.

Examples

  • People bar hop, so why not gym hop?

    Blog text (29)

  • We bar-hopped, laughing all night.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Most of the venues are located in the city center, making it easy to club and bar-hop.

    Blog text (16)

  • We considered a two-part party, where we had a simple ceremony and cocktail reception with our enormous guest list and then a bar hop afterwards with our closest friends.

    Blog text (5)

  • After finishing dinner, we plan to bar hop in the downtown area to experience the nightlife.

  • Last weekend, my friends and I bar hopped through several bars, having a great time and trying different cocktails.

Synonyms

to pub-crawl
vsto bar hop
  • Informal
7.4

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

is the alternative common phrase for the same social drinking activity
to barhop
vsto bar hop
  • Informal
6.9

To visit several bars or pubs in one night for drinks

is the hyphenated two-word form of the same activity

How Many Pubs

pub crawl
  • Informal
4 6.8
to bar hop
  • Informal
1 6.9

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

bar + hop

The meaning 'to go from one bar to another' is directly and predictably composed from 'bar' (a place where drinks are served) + 'hop' (a short trip or quick move), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the activity. This place+movement pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., 'bar-hop', 'hacer un tour de bares') and therefore readily transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrasal verb bar hop comes from the image of someone making small jumps, a hop, from one bar to the next. That's why it means 'to go from one bar to another', often drinking and talking with friends.