cocktail lounge

noun

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

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Live jazz will make for an even cooler atmosphere at Haberdasher, the basement craft cocktail lounge at 43 W. San Salvador St., starting this Thursday and continuing the first week of each month this summer. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 June 2025 The restaurant, a partnership with Pharrell Williams and located in the bilevel Nami Nori space, features a 10-seat chef’s counter and cocktail lounge. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025 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 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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