To go from bar to bar drinking, usually for entertainment or socializing.
Compound of 'bar' (a drinking establishment, from Old French 'barre' meaning barrier or counter) + 'hop' (to jump from place to place, from Old English 'hoppian'). The term emerged in American English in the early 20th century.
'Barhop' is a relatively young word in English that perfectly captures a modern urban leisure activity—it literally means to hop like a rabbit from bar to bar, and it perfectly describes the energy and social culture of early-20th-century American nightlife.
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