cocktail lounge

noun

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

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Also on the ground-level is a sultry cocktail lounge called Titsou. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 In the ‘60s and ‘70s,every hotel seemed to have a show in the lobby cocktail lounge. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 Baker would probably love People’s, a new referral-only cocktail lounge in the West Village. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 And Mitsi, the cocktail lounge, is a similar thing. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 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 5 Apr. 2026.

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