noun
dive
A shabby or disreputable establishment, especially a bar.
The band plays every Friday at a dive near the station.
Etymology
The establishment name draws on going down, especially into a basement drinking place. It broadened to a disreputable or shabby bar regardless of its actual floor.
More examples
- That diner looks like a dive, but the pancakes are excellent.
- We stopped at a noisy dive for a cheap beer.
- Most of the dives on this block have closed.
Forms
dive · dives