as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities
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As is the case with many parties, the kitchen was a popular watering hole.
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Carly Olson, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
Nestled just blocks between Harvard and MIT, Faro Cafe has become a watering hole for college students who chatter excitedly, and at one table near some leafy plants, discuss the latest in the mobile phones.
—Danish Bajwa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
And the sisters wondered: Why was justice taking so long for a crime that occurred near a popular watering hole and had several witnesses?
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
His hangout of choice is a watering hole called the Ship Ahoy, and as a man of independent means, his job, apparently, consists solely of finding people to sleep with.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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Carly Olson, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
Nestled just blocks between Harvard and MIT, Faro Cafe has become a watering hole for college students who chatter excitedly, and at one table near some leafy plants, discuss the latest in the mobile phones.
—Danish Bajwa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
And the sisters wondered: Why was justice taking so long for a crime that occurred near a popular watering hole and had several witnesses?
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
His hangout of choice is a watering hole called the Ship Ahoy, and as a man of independent means, his job, apparently, consists solely of finding people to sleep with.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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