sports bar

noun

: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

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Tom's Watch Bar, a growing sports bar chain, will raise capital this summer to open new locations, the company tells Axios exclusively. Richard Collings, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025 Gemini can help find places that meet a detailed set of specifications, like a dog-friendly sports bar with TVs and outdoor dining. Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025 Six restaurants and six bars will serve everything from Asian to sports bar fare, and activities and entertainment can be found throughout the day and evening. Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 From the in-resort Starbucks to a Godiva dessert café (with a seriously naughty fresh chocolate and patisserie counter); sports bars to the library-like Rixos Lounge Bar—the culinary offering at Rixos Premium Belek meets the demands of every well-heeled traveller. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sports bar 

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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