Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruin pub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: ru-in pub
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest.

Example Sentences

"Each ruin pub is unique, but they all share certain similarities. The main ingredient is usually an abandoned building, preferably with a vacant lot nearby to hold picnic tables and a few beer taps."
"“Let's go to Corvinteto,” she said, mentioning the ruin pub in the old abandoned department store near her apartment. “I need a drink.”"
"I say how much I like the shabby lounge atmosphere of a ruin pub, and Laura declares that this one, Szimpla Kert (which means “Simple Garden”), is the mecca of ruin pubs."

Etymology

Calque of Hungarian romkocsma.

Inflected Forms

ruin pubs (plural)

Synonyms

ruin bar

Questions

What does ruin pub mean?: A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest.
Where does ruin pub come from?: Calque of Hungarian romkocsma.

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