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barfly
[ bahr-flahy ]
noun
- a person who frequents barrooms.
barfly
/ ˈɑːڱɪ /
noun
- informal.a person who frequents bars
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The movies were “Angel Heart,” “A Prayer for the Dying” and “Barfly.”
The film’s meet-cute happens while fighting over the city’s last box of special Hanukkah candles, but it’s her love interest’s grandfather and resident barfly Sam, played by Marc Summers, known to many as the former host of Nickelodeon‘s game show “Double Dare,” who steals the movie.
“Mommie Dearest” was a setback, followed a few years later by “Barfly,” which was an attempt at a comeback.
A daughter of Washington, D.C.’s Black bourgeoisie, Horn often attired herself in furs and white gloves, but she could outlast even the hardiest barfly as the night wore on.
He’s a public-school chaplain, a job I am pretty sure does not exist in this country, and something of a barfly.
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