Brunny

English Etymology en Brunswick + en -y. Proper noun the Brunny en pub en Toronto _ slang historical The Brunswick House, a well-known pub in Toronto which existed from 1876–2016. en Caro Kronlachner Why I Row The Varsity 4 Toronto, Ont. Varsity Publications 27 September 2010 CXXXI 17 https://archive.org/details/thevarsity131/page/n96/mode/1up 0042-2789 1080357961 These are the people who you end up calling to help you move your stuff at the last minute, road trip with, or who look after you when you've been kicked out of the Brunny for vomiting on the bar. Cliff Lee Three talking points before saying goodbye to Toronto's Brunswick House https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/three-talking-points-before-saying-goodbye-to-torontos-brunswick-house/article27517531/ https://archive.ph/x1R9E 9 December 2023 27 November 2015 While we may have graduated to cocktail parties and sophisticated soirées since those hazy varsity days, those of us who went to school in the city were not above a visit to the Brunny – or at least a fervent opinion of the place. en Laura Beeston The Brunny gets corporate facelift, but Rexall vows to maintain building's charm w:Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-brunny-gets-corporate-facelift-but-rexall-vows-to-maintain-building-s-charm/article_2ff57488-1651-5d25-a3d3-985d52085f5a.html https://web.archive.org/web/20231209191720/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-brunny-gets-corporate-facelift-but-rexall-vows-to-maintain-building-s-charm/article_2ff57488-1651-5d25-a3d3-985d52085f5a.html 9 December 2023 Toronto, Ont. w:Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. 17 February 2017 0319-0781 1081127642 Previous to this corporate facelift, "The Brunny" was many things in its 141-year history: a watering hole for the working class, the "poor man's Granite Club," host to unconventional events and weddings, a venue for jazz and blues acts, the site of a so-called "lesbian riot" and where University of Toronto students went on Frosh Week. See also en Maddy<id:pub><t:Madison Avenue Pub> en Nicknames