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 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 Curtis Manzano, general manager of the 55 South cocktail lounge, and Blair Carson, owner of Pageboy salon, talked about efforts to revitalize the street with events (and, many hope, with a permanent closure between First Street and Lightston Alley). Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024 Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, Milwaukee's oldest cocktail lounge, has been serving a brandy old-fashioned in the same way for the majority of its 86-year history, with Korbel brandy, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and your choice of soda. Samantha Leal, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024 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 8 Nov. 2024.

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