noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

alcoholicalcoholic addictbacchanalbacchanalianbibberbig drunk

Example

More examples

"The barfly dryly brushes off suitors."

Etymology

From bar + fly.

Related phrases

bar starprop up bar

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