Definition of Barfly

1. Noun. (slang) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Barfly

1. a drinker who frequents bars [n -FLIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barfly

baresarks
barest
baresthesia
baresthesiometer
barf
barfalicious
barfed
barfi
barfight
barfights
barfing
barfis
barfishes
barflies
barfly (current term)
barfogenesis
barfogenic
barfolicious
barfs
barful
barfuls
barfy
bargain
bargain-priced
bargain agent
bargain down
bargain hunter
bargain rate
bargained

Literary usage of Barfly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"barfly 8730 Sunset Boulevard •a 310-360-9490 Rock, Pop There is a barfly in Paris; this is a spinoff with a restaurant for dinner and a spacious ..."

2. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction by William Adolphus Wheeler (1865)
"... found it judicious to play the CW/,,,0,- in Portugal and Spain, he would barfly have followed the Fabian tactics, if he bsd met the French in England. ..."

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