clip joint

noun

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slang
as in key club

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Recent Examples of clip joint While not all clip joints offer refreshments, a fair number find this is a popular extra in a competitive industry. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip joint
  1. public house
  2. watering hole
  3. speakeasy
  4. saloon
  5. dive
  6. tavern
  7. pub
  8. barroom
Noun
  • Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.
    — Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • This provoked what became known as the Aston Riot, with nearby public houses wrecked and violent brawls ensuing.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of public house
Noun
  • This longtime watering hole has rotating beer selections, a full food menu, and a consistent live music schedule.
    — Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • People wear flannel and denim while making out in the storage room of the local watering hole.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of watering hole
Noun
  • The Coconut Grove Bodega opened in 2022 with a secret speakeasy and tasting lounge.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The speakeasy-style cocktail lounge at The Residences at Six Fisher Island sits just off the Chef’s Table private dining room.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of speakeasy
Noun
  • Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In an interview with the Idaho Statesman regarding the sale, Fitzpatrick alluded to forces beyond his control forcing his hand in listing the saloon.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • The full receipts on this $499 investment are still forthcoming, so stay tuned for Allure's deep-dive review (with input from dental professionals) now that the CameraJet is out of the bag.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • While Monday’s deep-dive analysis focused exclusively on SuperBox, Plume warned that dozens of similar streaming devices pose precisely the same threat.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dive
Noun
  • Under various owners, Glen View House operated for decades as a tavern and restaurant before closing in March 2023.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dig Into a Classic Burger at Redamak’s Redamak’s has been flipping its famous cheeseburgers in New Buffalo since 1946, when George and Mary Redamak turned a humble lakeside tavern into a summer staple.
    — Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • So the players will get a day off to cool down but have to spend the night at the pub quiz in teams of Ted’s choosing, never mind the cliques.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Over the opening weekend of the Premier League season, versions of this conversation are ubiquitous across the country — in pubs, queues at burger vans, stadiums, online, at home.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pub
Noun
  • Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • This fine-dining restaurant puts as much care into its barroom burger as its seven-course tasting menu, letting its open hearth work magic on the double-decker beauty.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of barroom

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“Clip joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip%20joint. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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