barfly

barfly

See also: bar fly

English

Alternative forms

• bar fly

Etymology

bar +‎ fly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɑːflaɪ/
• (US) enPR: bärflī, IPA^(key): /bɑɹflaɪ/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

barfly (plural barflies)

1. (slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
2. (slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunkard

Hypernyms

• customer, patron

Translations

person who spends much time in a bar

Arabic: زبون بارات أو حانات الخمر‎ Chinese: Mandarin: 酒吧的常客 Dutch: tooghanger (nl) m Finnish: baarikärpänen French: pilier de bar (fr), pilier de comptoir (fr) m German: Kneipenhocker m Korean: 바 (술집)의 단골 (ba (suljip)ui dan'gol) Polish: ćma barowa f Portuguese: botequeiro m Romanian: chefliu (ro) m, petrecăreț (ro) m, stâlp de cafenea m Spanish: parroquiano (es) m, borracho (es) m, cierrabares (es) m or f (colloquial)

See also

• barfly jumping
• bar star
• prop up the bar