Definitions
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- noun A very large
bar , usually in a converted building, that serves food and drink all day. It generally does not conform to the regulations of a public house.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"It seems very strange that they're not saying what they want to do other than talking about creating a new leisure facility and our worry is that they may be planning some kind of superpub or casino.
unknown title 2009
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Just when you think the chav-ridden superpub-ghetto that is the City Centre of Newport, cannot get any worse, news reaches the Brew Wales bartop that JD Wetherspoons have bought the lease of Walkabout from Regent Inns.
Newport steps further into the Abyss: Fewer pubs and more JD Wetherspoons supermarkets in pub clothing. FIDO The Dog 2009
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Now normally an Australian theme pub disappearing off the scene would be a cause for celebration, but Newport has seen 42 pub closures in the last 12 years so another get-them-in-cheap-pile-them-up superpub will do nothing for other smaller, often tied pubs which still exist in the City.
Newport steps further into the Abyss: Fewer pubs and more JD Wetherspoons supermarkets in pub clothing. FIDO The Dog 2009
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By ask of course,insistis meant and certain superpub operators were only to glad to suck up to the Gwent Constabulary, although one pub owned by an independent brewery told the police where to go as their company solicitor said, “The request has no basis in law”.
Pubs in Parliament - crossposted from Brew Wales. FIDO The Dog 2009
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Or does it mean legislation to stop the dominance of the superpub in City Centres?
Pubs in Parliament - crossposted from Brew Wales. FIDO The Dog 2009
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If we believe the statistics the Government are pushing out then alcohol consumption is up – then is the reason - the superpub?
Archive 2008-11-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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Just when you think the chav-ridden superpub-ghetto that is the City Centre of Newport, cannot get any worse, news reaches the Brew Wales bartop that JD Wetherspoons have bought the lease of Walkabout from Regent Inns. Now normally an Australian theme pub disappearing off the scene would be a cause for celebration, but Newport has seen 42 pub closures in the last 12 years so another get-them-in-cheap-pile-them-up superpub will do nothing for other smaller, often tied pubs which still exist in the City.
The Lone Voice 2009
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