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English word barfly comes from English bar, English fly
bar (English)
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level. (horse racing) Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.. Except, other than, besides. (UK, Parliament) A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.. (UK, law) The railing [...]
fly (English)
(ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.. (intransitive) To travel very fast.. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).. (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, [...]
barfly (English)
(slang) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment.