# rub-a-dub-dub

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/rub-a-dub-dub
Updated: 2026-06-07

## 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.

## Origin

via pub

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