bar stool

Definitions

1. A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.
2. The male-dominated milieu typically associated with bars, in particular sports bars.
   attributive, metonymically

Equivalents

Examples

“Although we are no longer consigned to the bar stool and bottle, we still generally frequent these places to enhance our difficult egos.”

“barstool conservatism”

“I have⟳ many male friends, and they frequently include⟳ me in barstool-punditry sessions where they pontificate, often with wisdom and insight, on the issues of the day.”

“Accordingly, Trump and Von’s conversation rambled through classic barstool topics: their favorite fighters, Kid Rock’s golf swing⟳, and the question⟳ of why people no longer have⟳ heart attacks from the excitement at sporting events.”

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