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

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Mary Lou’s, a cocktail lounge just a mile from Mar-a-Lago, beloved by the likes of Don Jr., Michael Jordan, and Ramona Singer (another New Yorker and one of several Real Housewives of New York City who have fled the city for South Florida), is opening in Montauk. Brock Colyar, Curbed, 24 June 2025 The property has a community fire pit and an onsite coffee shop and cocktail lounge. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025 The property will also have two restaurants on-site, as well as a cocktail lounge. Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Located above a separate Old City bar, Sassafras, 48 Record Bar feels more like a living room than cocktail lounge. Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 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 7 Jul. 2025.

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