See also: bar fly Alternative forms bar fly Etymology From bar + fly. Pronunciation (UK) IPA(key): /bɑːflaɪ/ (US) enPR: bärflī, IPA(key): /bɑɹflaɪ/ Audio (General Australian):(file) Noun barfly (plural barflies) (slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment (slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners Synonyms See Thesaurus:drunkard Hypernyms customer, patron Translations person who spends much time in a bar Arabic: زبون بارات أو حانات الخمر Chinese: Mandarin: 酒吧的常客 Dutch: tooghanger (nl) m Finnish: baarikärpänen French: pilier de bar (fr), pilier de comptoir (fr) m German: Kneipenhocker m Korean: 바 (술집)의 단골 (ba (suljip)ui dan'gol) Polish: ćma barowa f Portuguese: botequeiro m Romanian: chefliu (ro) m, petrecăreț (ro) m, stâlp de cafenea m Spanish: parroquiano (es) m, borracho (es) m, cierrabares (es) m or f (colloquial) See also barfly jumping bar star prop up the bar