nineteenth hole
Use Nineteenth hole in a sentencenineteenth hole
noun Informal.
the clubhouse or any other place where golfers gather after play to relax, talk, or have a drink.
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
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| nineteenth hole | |
| —n | |
| slang golf the bar in a golf clubhouse | |
| [C20: from its being the next objective after a standard 18-hole round] | |
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Nineteenth hole
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| Main Entry: | nineteenth hole |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a bar in a golf clubhouse, set to be used after completing a round of golf |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
So now the golf clubs are full of gloom and there is no nineteenth hole to give comfort.
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