barfly

noun
/bɑːflaɪ/UK/bɑɹflaɪ/US

Etymology

From bar + fly.

  1. derived from *plewk-
  2. inherited from *fleugǭ
  3. inherited from *fleugā
  4. inherited from flȳġe
  5. inherited from flye
  6. compounded as barfly — “bar + fly

Definitions

  1. A person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment

  2. A promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual…

    A promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA