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fern bar

fern bar noun: an upscale bar or tavern catering to single yuppies, usually decorated with ferns or other greenery.

Noun

fern bar (plural fern bars)

  1. (US, slang) An upscale bar or tavern catering to single yuppies, usually decorated with ferns or other greenery.
    • The bartender placed their pints on coasters advertising Smiles, a fern bar that used to be a few blocks up the street.2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 161

Forms of fern bar

pluralfern bars

Questions about fern bar

What does fern bar mean?
Fern bar means an upscale bar or tavern catering to single yuppies, usually decorated with ferns or other greenery.
What part of speech is fern bar?
Fern bar is a noun.
What is the plural of fern bar?
The plural of fern bar is fern bars.

Words near fern bar in the dictionary

  1. Fermoy
  2. ferms
  3. fern
  4. fern allies
  5. fern ally
  6. fern bar
  7. fern bars
  8. Fern Bay
  9. fern bush
  10. fern cake
  11. fern cakes

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