barrooms

Where regulars gather

Barrooms are rooms where alcoholic drinks are served, typically the main space in a bar or tavern.

The word evokes a certain old-fashioned, rougher atmosphere: barroom brawls, barroom talk.

It appears more often as an adjective than as a simple noun for where you drink.

establishment

saloons

Public drinking houses

  • tavernsPublic drinking houses
  • pubsCasual drinking establishments
  • divesLeaps into water

watering holes · speakeasies · cantinas · honky-tonks · roadhouses · taprooms · beer halls · gin joints · nightclubs · lounges

atmosphere

smoky

Filled with combustion haze

neon signs · sticky floors · pool tables · dartboards · barstools · booths · low lighting · cigarettes · noise · chatter

Western

swinging doors

Hinged portals opening either direction

cowboys · outlaws · poker · whiskey · sheriff · showdowns · wanted posters · frontier · dusty · hitching posts

social

regulars

Habitual visitors

drinking buddies · locals · strangers · conversations · camaraderie · pickup lines · flirting · arguments · gossip · storytelling

Categories
Opposites
primary purpose/activity

barroomstea rooms

Establishments serving steeped beverages

rehab centers · restaurants · dining rooms · coffee houses · soda fountains

moral/social connotation

barroomschurches

Christian houses of worship

temples · chapels · sanctuaries · prayer rooms · houses of worship

atmosphere/behavioral norms

barroomslibraries

Public book lending institutions

reading rooms · offices · boardrooms · classrooms · courtrooms

Phrases
Family

barroom

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG