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fern bars

fern bars is the plural of fern bar.

Meaning of fern bar

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

Questions about fern bars

What is fern bars the plural of?
Fern bars is the plural of fern bar.

Words near fern bars in the dictionary

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

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