Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bar that serves food considered to be of high quality.
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- noun UK A
public house that serveshigh quality food .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And despite the overuse of the term gastropub, most food served in pubs is virtually inedible, not to mention the difficulty of finding decent wine in a pub bar.
Taking None for the Road Bruce Palling 2010
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A commenter by the name of Ettamere writes: The term 'gastropub' has always conjured up in me an image of a nasty intestinal complaint/procedure.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tralee Pearce 2011
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If a bestselling British food guide gets its way, the term "gastropub" will soon be about as cool as spelling grill with an "e."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tralee Pearce 2011
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Gordon Ramsay is also behind a spate of searches for the term gastropub on the web this morning after an episode of his popular TV programme Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
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How very high-handed of The Good Food Guide, the foodies' bible, to systematically remove the word "gastropub" from its pages.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The word "gastropub" has been banned by The Good Food Guide because it is too commonly used.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The word "gastropub" has been banned by The Good Food Guide because it is too commonly used.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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If the word "gastropub" was a mite precious, the pubs themselves were refreshingly down-to-earth, with bare wooden tables, young staff in jeans and cheerful blackboards covered with culinary goodies.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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If the word "gastropub" was a mite precious, the pubs themselves were refreshingly down-to-earth, with bare wooden tables, young staff in jeans and cheerful blackboards covered with culinary goodies.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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How very high-handed of The Good Food Guide, the foodies' bible, to systematically remove the word "gastropub" from its pages.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
uselessness commented on the word gastropub
A pub notable for its high-quality food, rather than the typical pub fare. I can't say it's an appealing name for such an establishment, but, well, it's British. Found on Wikipedia.
May 10, 2007