(North American) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
(North American) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
"barroom" means: A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"barroom" means: A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (American) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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"barroom" means: A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(North American) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
(AU, NZ, historical) A room or building behind a bar where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.
(British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
An American term for a bar or establishment that sells alcohol by the measure, historically applied to small retail liquor outlets. The word has a legal dimension in American law — 'dram shop laws' hold establishments liable for harm caused by intoxicated patrons they served. It has a slightly archaic or formal register.
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A café which serves tea, usually with light food.