Meanings
plural nonbars
- A location that is not a bar (drinking establishment).
Since Stonewall and second-wave feminism, nonbar space for lesbians within the public sphere has dramatically increased.
2002, Kelly Hankin, The Girls in the Back Room: Looking at the Lesbian Bar, page 1171 more example
Although this variable was not met by most of the establishments, enough other variables (and subjective observations) were met to confidently classify these establishments as bars rather than nonbars.
2010, Jeffery T. Walker, Sean Maddan, Criminology and Criminal Justice, page 89
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nonbar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbar
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