saloon
(British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
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Now playing: Saloon Bar (1940), duration 1:12:26, on RetroStrange TV1. Watch live: https://live.retrostrange.com #RSTV
The indicator stalk being on the wrong side is a giveaway this was made locally in the UK, however the general shape of the dashboard seems too upright to be a saloon.. doesn't feel like a Bluebird... Could it be a pi…
Good morning Chuck ☕️ 🎶 🎧 🎸 Saw him once in a Boerne saloon with Jerry Jeff. 👊🏼
they called it a Crown Royal Saloon and then said don't drink in here
desperately want to play whisky peak saloon song from OPLA S2 in pop'n music
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(British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
“they called it a Crown Royal Saloon and then said don't drink in here”
— Bluesky· May 2026“desperately want to play whisky peak saloon song from OPLA S2 in pop'n music”
— Bluesky· May 2026“As the 1970s dawned, Mercedes-Benz was working on its forthcoming new S-class design, but in the meantime the fort was being held by the 'timeless and functional elegance' of the 280 saloon, available in S and SE form as well as the new V8 SE 3.5 and SEL 3.5. #carbluesky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Like a drunken old time western gunslinger after just getting off his horse and heading to the saloon for another slug of his favourite falling down juice.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Toyota Crown Royal Saloon G (1983)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
Saloon means: A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
saloon means: A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Now playing: Saloon Bar (1940), duration 1:12:26, on RetroStrange TV1. Watch live: https://live.retrostrange.com #RSTV”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The indicator stalk being on the wrong side is a giveaway this was made locally in the UK, however the general shape of the dashboard seems too upright to be a saloon.. doesn't feel like a Bluebird... Could it be a pickup?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Good morning Chuck ☕️ 🎶 🎧 🎸 Saw him once in a Boerne saloon with Jerry Jeff. 👊🏼”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(British) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
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(US, archaic, informal, derogatory) A person who drinks alcohol in saloons.
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(Australia) A room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar.
- antisaloon66%
(US) Opposing saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).