pub English · revision 6492

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /pʌb/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is short for [[public house]] (see [[public]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ 1859, in Hotten's ''Dictionary'' of slang.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) MWU dates pub, short for public, to 1800.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Public house'' meant any building open to the public (1574), then an inn licensed to sell drink (1658–1660s), and a tavern (1768).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) ''Public'' alone, short for public house, is from 1709 and may have been the intermediate form.^(Etymonline) The verb, to go to pubs, is from 1889.^(OED 1989) The ''pub crawl'' is British slang by 1910,^(Etymonline) and ''pub rock'', played in small venues, is from 1973 in England.^(Etymonline) ''Pub'' is also short for [[publication]] and [[publish]].^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1574 – public house, a building open to all.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1768 – public house, a tavern.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1859 – pub.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1910 – pub crawl.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1973 – pub rock.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(chiefly British)'' A building licensed to sell alcoholic drinks for drinking on the premises, often also serving food; a [[tavern]] or [[bar]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[brewpub]]

+ * [[pub-crawl]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[public]]

+ * [[publican]]

+ * [[public house]]

+ * [[tavern]]

+ * [[inn]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}