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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.
昨日は梯子酒をしてしまった。
I ended up bar hopping last night.
新橋で梯子酒をするのが楽しみだ。
I'm looking forward to bar hopping in Shinbashi.
梯子酒をして三軒回ったら、終電を逃してしまった。
After bar hopping through three places, I missed the last train.
USAGE:
梯子酒 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. The verb form is 梯子酒をする.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 梯子酒をする (to go bar hopping)
- 梯子酒で三軒回る (to hit three bars while bar hopping)
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 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: second party/venue (after the main gathering)
- 飲み歩く: to drink and walk around