cocktail lounge

noun

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

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The entire property celebrates Miami's urban and social culture: as opposed to the beach, the building features a karaoke room, cocktail lounges, a library, game rooms, a speakeasy, and multiple dining rooms. —

Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024 Colman, Adam Shapiro, and other actors from the show even had dinner at Ever’s cocktail lounge, After, one night after filming season three. —

Marah Eakin, Vulture, 2 July 2024 The guesthouse also doubles as an entertainment barn with a full kitchen, a cocktail lounge, a spa, and a screen porch. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 The 276-room property is home to three full-service restaurants, premium retail shopping, a historic cocktail lounge, chocolate spa, indoor and outdoor pools, family-friendly resort activities, an outdoor recreation complex and more. —

Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail lounge

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 22 Nov. 2024.

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