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Rose, a grudging slash of red lipstick on her unsmiling mouth as a concession to coquettishness, picks up a random barfly in a local pub and, staring into the middle distance, briskly masturbates him in a restroom.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies' postseason games.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
There was a former barfly who had fended off many a hangover here, arriving just before the kitchen’s 4 A.M. closing time.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
Principal roles are Tully, a womanizing singer-songwriter; Rachel, a scientist; Rachel’s friend Tammy; bartender Brick; resort manager Marley; older barfly J.D.; and Tammy’s insensitive fiancé Chadd.
—al, 10 June 2022
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies' postseason games.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
There was a former barfly who had fended off many a hangover here, arriving just before the kitchen’s 4 A.M. closing time.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
Principal roles are Tully, a womanizing singer-songwriter; Rachel, a scientist; Rachel’s friend Tammy; bartender Brick; resort manager Marley; older barfly J.D.; and Tammy’s insensitive fiancé Chadd.
—al, 10 June 2022
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“Barfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barfly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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