cocktail lounge

noun

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

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Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas Come nightfall, attention turns to the new Hard Shake cocktail lounge, accented by art decor motifs. Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025 Gastronomy and mixology come together with live music in the afternoons to create a festive, atmospheric cocktail lounge. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 Many had built-in restaurants, cocktail lounges, snack bars and soda fountains. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Photo : Nils Timm A custom lacquered fiberglass bar serves as a focal point of the cocktail lounge. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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