Phrase guide

gay bar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

A gay strip club

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 同性戀酒吧 /同性恋酒吧 (tóngxìngliàn jiǔbā) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同志酒吧 (tóngzhì jiǔbā) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Danish: bøssebar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Finnish: homobaari — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • French: bar gay — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • German: Gay-Bar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • German: Schwulenbar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Greek: γκέι μπαρ (gkéi bar) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Hungarian: melegbár — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Icelandic: hommabúlla — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Japanese: ゲイバー (geibā) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Korean: 게이바 (geiba) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Malay: bar gay — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Norwegian: homsebar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Portuguese: bar gay — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Russian: гей-ба́р (gej-bár) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Slovak: gay bar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Slovak: gay klub — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Spanish: bar gay — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Spanish: bar de ambiente — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Swedish: gaybar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Swedish: bögbar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Thai: บาร์เกย์ (baa gay) — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Turkish: gey bar — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people
  • Welsh: tafarn hoyw — nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people