梯 子 酒(はしござけ)

はしござけ

noun

bar hopping; pub crawl

1. bar hopping; pub crawl; going from bar to bar

The practice of visiting multiple bars or drinking establishments in a single night, moving from one to the next like climbing rungs of a ladder.

昨日(きのう)は梯子酒(はしござけ)をしてしまった。

I ended up bar hopping last night.

新橋(しんばし)で梯子酒(はしござけ)をするのが楽(たの)しみだ。

I'm looking forward to bar hopping in Shinbashi.

梯子酒(はしござけ)をして三軒(さんげん)回(まわ)ったら、終電(しゅうでん)を逃(のが)してしまった。

After bar hopping through three places, I missed the last train.

Usage

梯子酒(はしござけ) literally means "ladder drinking" — the image is of climbing from one bar to the next like rungs on a ladder. Also commonly written as はしご酒(ざけ). The verb form is 梯子酒(はしござけ)をする.

Common collocations

梯子酒(はしござけ)をする (to go bar hopping)
梯子酒(はしござけ)で三軒(さんげん)回(まわ)る (to hit three bars while bar hopping)

Related words

はしごする: casual shortened form (to hop from place to place — also used for non-drinking contexts like restaurant hopping)
二次会(にじかい): second party/venue (after the main gathering)
飲(の)み歩(ある)く: to drink and walk around

Related Words

Related: 二次会(にじかい) (second party/venue)

Related: 飲(の)み歩(ある)く (to drink and walk around)

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