Idiom
rub-a-dub-dub
SlangCockney rhyming slang
Meaning
public house
Examples
“Let's meet at the rub-a-dub-dub for a drink.”
“After a long week at the office, the workers headed to the local rub-a-dub-dub to relax.”
“He spent his final evening in the city at a quiet rub-a-dub-dub, reflecting on his travels while listening to the distant hum of the street.”
Examples
simple
“Let's meet at the rub-a-dub-dub for a drink.”
contextual
“After a long week at the office, the workers headed to the local rub-a-dub-dub to relax.”
complex
“He spent his final evening in the city at a quiet rub-a-dub-dub, reflecting on his travels while listening to the distant hum of the street.”
Origin
via pub
Key words
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