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flat-roof pub

flat-roof pub noun: a rough pub, usually on a council estate.

flat-roof pub: a rough pub, usually on a council estate
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Noun

flat-roof pub (plural flat-roof pubs)

  1. (UK, humorous) A rough pub, usually on a council estate.
    • From 'the toughest pub in Britain' to the boozer that's diversifying. Is there any future in the 'flat roof pub'?2018 October 7, Damon Wilkinson, “The rise and fall of Manchester's council estate pubs”, in Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021
    • I rocked flat-roofed pubs called things like The Dockers Fist.2021 May 19, Harold Heath, Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ, Velocity Press, →ISBN

Forms of flat-roof pub

pluralflat-roof pubs
alternative formflat roof pub
alternative formflat-roofed pub

Origin of flat-roof pub

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

Questions about flat-roof pub

What does flat-roof pub mean?
Flat-roof pub means a rough pub, usually on a council estate.
What part of speech is flat-roof pub?
Flat-roof pub is a noun.
What is the plural of flat-roof pub?
The plural of flat-roof pub is flat-roof pubs.

Words near flat-roof pub in the dictionary

  1. flat-pick
  2. flat-picked
  3. flat-picking
  4. flat-picks
  5. flat-rate
  6. flat-roof pub
  7. flat-roof pubs
  8. flat-sat
  9. flat-sawn
  10. flat-screen
  11. flat-screens

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