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ruin pubs

ruin pubs is the plural of ruin pub.

Meaning of ruin pub

Noun

ruin pub (plural ruin pubs)

  1. A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest.
    • 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.2011 August 15, Mark Baker, “The 'ruin pubs' of Budapest's seventh district”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    ruin bar

Questions about ruin pubs

What is ruin pubs the plural of?
Ruin pubs is the plural of ruin pub.

Words near ruin pubs in the dictionary

  1. Ruifang
  2. Ruili
  3. ruin
  4. ruin of the year
  5. ruin pub
  6. ruin pubs
  7. ruin theory
  8. ruin value
  9. ruin'd
  10. ruin-restoration creationism
  11. ruina montium

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