A dark cruise-y leather bar [cruise-y?]

[tobegood]

Hello,

These two sentences are from a travel website based in the US.
"A dark cruise-y leather bar with different themed nights that bring different crowds. Every third Saturday is a party called Beatpig which meshes drag and macho culture."

What is the function of "-y"? I have seen this kind of words a few times. Does the hyphen mean it is a self-created adjective?

Thanks.

 

[natkretep]

Exactly. It signals a coinage. The meaning is that some people go cruising (picking up people) at the bar.

Cruise is normally a verb:

to go or look about (the streets, public areas or places, etc.) in search of a sexual partner: [no object] cruising on the streets. [~ + object] cruising the bars.

cruise - WordReference.com Dictionary of English (Random House, sense 5)

 

[tobegood]

Exactly. It signals a coinage. The meaning is that some people go cruising (picking up people) at the bar.

Cruise is normally a verb:

cruise - WordReference.com Dictionary of English (Random House, sense 5)

Thank you very much!