seedy bar
Rundown drinking establishment
A seedy bar is a disreputable drinking establishment—run-down, dimly lit, and attracting a rough or unsavory clientele.
The seediness might show in sticky floors, broken fixtures, or the sense that fights could break out.
He tracked the informant to a seedy bar on the waterfront.
The phrase often signals noir atmosphere or moral danger.
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- hole in the wallModest, unpretentious establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
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seedy barcocktail lounge
Bar with comfortable seating
champagne bar · rooftop bar · wine bar · gentlemen's club · speakeasy
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