Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flat-roof pub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: flat-roof pub
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rough pub, usually on a council estate.

British usage; Humorous

Example Sentences

"From 'the toughest pub in Britain' to the boozer that's diversifying. Is there any future in the 'flat roof pub'?"
"I rocked flat-roofed pubs called things like The Dockers Fist."
"Stella Artois back home has connotations of string vests and flat-roof pubs and things 'kicking off ' in a car park, yet for some reason on the Continent it transforms into something far more sophisticated."
"It starts to rain so I cycle slowly home via York Way, the new developments slammed up against ungentrifiable pockets of social housing and flat roof pubs."

Etymology

The pubs on mid-twentieth century housing estates were often cheaply built from concrete panels, resulting in a cuboid building with a flat roof.

Usage

British usage
Humorous

Inflected Forms

flat-roof pubs (plural) flat roof pub (alternative) flat-roofed pub (alternative)

Questions

What does flat-roof pub mean?: A rough pub, usually on a council estate.
Where does flat-roof pub come from?: The pubs on mid-twentieth century housing estates were often cheaply built from concrete panels, resulting in a cuboid building with a flat roof.

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