pub crawl

¹ American  

noun

1. an instance or period of pub-crawling.

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pub-crawl ² American  

[puhb-krawl] / ˈpʌbˌkrɔl /

verb (used without object)

1. to have drinks at one bar after another.

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noun

1. pub crawl.

pub-crawl British  

noun

1. a drinking tour of a number of pubs or bars

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verb

1. (intr) to make such a tour

Other Word Forms

• pub-crawler noun
• pubcrawler noun

Etymology

Origin of pub crawl¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of pub-crawl²

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

A product of an anarchic group called the Cacophony Society, SantaCon has come to be seen by many as an annoying pub crawl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

She said she enjoyed dressing up for the pub crawl and being with the people she loved, but was "concerned there might be copycat people".

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

The pub crawl ends at Trafalgar Tavern, when Gail tells cheftestants that there are "few things as institutionally British as pub food, so we couldn't come to London without celebrating this cuisine."

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023

The pilgrimage, in Smith’s retelling, is a pub crawl, and her “pilgrims” reflect the diversity of contemporary London.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021