also YES i spend 25% of my waking hours in gay bars YES i know the colloquial phrasing it's quite literally ballbag lol
riding across the river past all the lights of the bars and office buildings with my jersey and fingerless gloves on in the cold, listening to norah jones. fucking immaculate vibes chat
In barber-shop: "drop your bars" can mean a great cut, in some Black barbershops. Niche regional usage.
"My barber dropped some bars on this cut."
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Frischekur in Rotterdam: Mein Schiff 3 nach Werftzeit in neuem Glanz Die Mein Schiff 3 kehrt nach einer umfassenden Modernisierung im Trockendock Rotterdam mit neu gestalteten Suiten, Bars und einem starken Fokus auf…
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Singular: "a bar" can refer to a single sharp line. "That was a bar" praises one specific lyric.
"That second line was a bar."
“also YES i spend 25% of my waking hours in gay bars YES i know the colloquial phrasing it's quite literally ballbag lol”
“riding across the river past all the lights of the bars and office buildings with my jersey and fingerless gloves on in the cold, listening to norah jones. fucking immaculate vibes chat”
“Frischekur in Rotterdam: Mein Schiff 3 nach Werftzeit in neuem Glanz Die Mein Schiff 3 kehrt nach einer umfassenden Modernisierung im Trockendock Rotterdam mit neu gestalteten Suiten, Bars und einem starken Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit zurück in den Dienst.”
“Jefferson Lewis will remain behind bars after his case came before a Northern Territory court for the first time. #national”
“I worked in pubs for about 20 years. I don't go to pubs any more but when I do I'm 100% standing at the bar to be served. Bars are long to accommodate this & there should be enough staff to keep track and enough till points for this to work.”
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Lines of rap, especially clever or hard-hitting ones. "Spitting bars" = rapping well. Praising someone's "bars" means their lyrics are sharp.
"Those last 16 bars went hard."
"bars" means lines of rap, especially clever or hard-hitting ones. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"bars" is informal English meaning lines of rap, especially clever or hard-hitting ones. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "lines of rap" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "bars" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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“What are alternatives to bars where you can actually find Gen Z girls to talk to, with drinking? Raves? Clubs? Parties? How do you find/get into these? Alcohol seems to make it easier to talk with people on both ends but I don’t really have any success with bars. Any alternatives? How do I find/get into them?”
“She is a seven-time champion on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise; a two-time uneven bars champion; and the only woman to win all five gold medals in a single championships twice (2018, 2024).”
“She is also a four-time silver medalist (2013–2014 and 2023 on vault, 2018 on uneven bars) and a three-time bronze medalist (2015 on vault, 2013 and 2018 on balance beam).”
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