cocktail lounge

noun

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

Examples of cocktail lounge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Between shore excursions, guests can enjoy the ship's spa, fitness center, boutiques, enrichment programs, cocktail lounges, and performances by local talent. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024 Nearly one week after Swift and Kelce’s unseen double date with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes on February 26, Instagram user Karla Santi shared a video of the couple exiting Easy’s cocktail lounge at the Aria Resort & Casino, a speakeasy camouflaged as a bake shop called Easy Donuts. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail lounge 

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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 31 May. 2024.

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