pothouse
Low-class bar
A pothouse is a low-class tavern or alehouse, typically one of disreputable character.
The term, now largely historical, conjures images of rough establishments where common people gathered to drink cheap beer.
It often carries connotations of seediness or rowdiness.
The detective traced the suspect to a pothouse on the waterfront.
Public drinking establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
- taproomBar serving draft beer
watering hole · saloon · cantina · roadhouse · speakeasy · beer garden · brewpub · taphouse
Noisily disorderly
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- dingyDiscolored from grime
- seedyRundown and disreputable
- lowNot elevated
rough · disreputable · squalid · shabby · boisterous · raucous · vulgar · coarse
Goodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- regularsHabitual visitors
- companionshipState of having company
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
drinking buddies · barfly · toper · drunkard · sot · revelry · carousing · merrymaking
tavern
Public drinking establishment
taproom · watering hole · saloon · cantina · roadhouse · speakeasy · beer garden · brewpub · taphouse · bierkeller
rowdy
Noisily disorderly
low · rough · disreputable · squalid · shabby · boisterous · raucous · vulgar · coarse · common
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- regularsHabitual visitors
- companionshipState of having company
fellowship · drinking buddies · barfly · toper · drunkard · sot · revelry · carousing · merrymaking · wassail
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
gin · spirits · liquor · grog · dram · pint · draught · swill · rotgut · hooch
pothousegentleman's club
Private social organization for men
private club · country club · exclusive club · champagne bar · wine bar