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 new Hard Shake is a modern cocktail lounge with a robust mixology program, light bites, and panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip. Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025 For a boutique resort experience with Old Florida flair, opt for Grassy Flats Resort & Beach Club, which has three separate buildings, a rooftop cocktail lounge, beachside tiki bar, and oceanfront restaurant. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025 Guests at the new Waldorf are treated to a Peacock Alley—the Waldorf’s signature cocktail lounge—with vaulted ceilings and expansive views of Osaka Bay. Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025 Next door in a wooden cabin sits Il Baretto, their cocktail lounge that has an outdoor patio for warm-weather dining. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocktail lounge

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Jun. 2025.

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