bar brawl

Pub fistfight erupts

A bar brawl is a physical fight that breaks out in a drinking establishment, typically involving multiple participants and characterized by chaos, broken furniture, and flying fists.

The term evokes scenes from Western movies where a single punch escalates into general mayhem: The argument over the pool game turned into a full-on bar brawl.

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  • fightPhysical or verbal conflict
  • punchStrike with fist
  • sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
  • tavernPublic drinking establishment
  • saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier

wild west · fists · bottles · smash · chaos · bloody · black eye · knocked out · bouncer · drunk · rowdy · last call · scuffle · melee · shattered · glass · chairs · violence

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Drinks-focused social gathering

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13