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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
The Tipsy Pickle space will offer indoor and outdoor bars on the main level, and a mezzanine level cocktail lounge — plus multiple event spaces.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2020, Thom Sweeney turned a four-story townhouse on Old Burlington Street into its new flagship, complete with a below-ground barbershop, a snooker table in the first-floor showroom, all of it crowned by a cocktail lounge dubbed Sol’s.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
The space will offer indoor and outdoor bars on the main level, and a mezzanine level cocktail lounge.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
The Dewberry; the property’s rooftop cocktail lounge Citrus Club is the highest in the city.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
The food hall will include a cocktail lounge with outdoor space, a semi-private space that can be reserved and an indoor-outdoor bar.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
Don’t be fooled by its appearance from the outside, as the coffee shop is a front for the speakeasy-style cocktail lounge at the back (although the coffee here is excellent too!).
—Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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“Cocktail lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20lounge. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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