cocktail lounge

noun

: a public room (as in a hotel, club, or restaurant) where cocktails and other drinks are served

Examples of cocktail lounge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web South Olathe isn’t necessarily booming with cocktail lounges. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024 The hotel’s biggest gem, in my opinion, is Simmer Down, the subterranean cocktail lounge downstairs. Angela Serratore, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024 After the game, the two took off in a Mustang convertible and rented out the rooftop cocktail lounge Prime Social. October 2023 Swift had a break in the Eras Tour from Aug. 28-Nov. 9. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024 Legacy Club at the Circa Resort & Casino, a rooftop cocktail lounge, will host a private celebration to take in the fireworks from 60 stories up. Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail lounge 

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocktail lounge was in 1934

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“Cocktail lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20lounge. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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