sports bar

noun

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

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This classic sports bar with over 20 TVs is steps from the Town Lift on lower Main Street. AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024 Indiana Pacers Courtside Club Daily: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Family-friendly sports bar featuring classic American food and iconic basketball memorabilia. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024 Also confounding—especially given the three-screen display split between TVs hanging from the ceiling in an arrangement that evokes a sort of ghostly sports bar. Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Coming soon:New restaurant, sports bar and nightclub complex opening soon in Peoria. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 13 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 7 Jan. 2025.

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