gay bar

noun

A tavern or similar nightclub whose primary clientele are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

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Meanings

noungay bar (plural gay bars)

plural gay bars

  1. A tavern or similar nightclub whose primary clientele are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

    Hey, but wait a minute, man, that's a gay bar

    1975, “Ain't Nobody Straight in L.A.”, in City of Angels, performed by The Miracles
    1 more example

    One unidentified man spoke of how he was approached to "go to the Gents" with an MP at an event for young political activists while another man described how an MP invited his entire office staff to a gay bar.

    2014 April 11, Charlotte Meredith, “The Palace of Sexminster”, in Huffington Post: United Kingdom
  2. PhilippinesA gay strip club

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 同性戀酒吧 /同性恋酒吧, 同志酒吧
  • 同性戀酒吧 /同性恋酒吧 (tóngxìngliàn jiǔbā)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • 同志酒吧 (tóngzhì jiǔbā)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Danish bøssebar
  • bøssebarnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Finnish homobaari
  • homobaarinightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
French bar gay
  • bar gaynightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
German Gay-Bar, Schwulenbar
  • Gay-Barnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Schwulenbarnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Greek γκέι μπαρ
  • γκέι μπαρ (gkéi bar)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Hungarian melegbár
  • melegbárnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Icelandic hommabúlla
  • hommabúllanightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Japanese ゲイバー
  • ゲイバー (geibā)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Korean 게이바
  • 게이바 (geiba)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Malay bar gay
  • bar gaynightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Norwegian homsebar
  • homsebarnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Portuguese bar gay
  • bar gaynightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Russian гей-ба́р
  • гей-ба́р (gej-bár)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Slovak gay bar, gay klub
  • gay barnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • gay klubnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Spanish bar gay, bar de ambiente
  • bar gaynightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • bar de ambientenightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Swedish gaybar, bögbar
  • gaybarnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • bögbarnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Thai บาร์เกย์
  • บาร์เกย์ (baa gay)nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Turkish gey bar
  • gey barnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Welsh tafarn hoyw
  • tafarn hoywnightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
Cite this entry
APA

gay bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20bar

MLA

“gay bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20bar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay bar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20bar.

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