cocktail lounge

noun

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

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Swordfish Toms, a pre-prohibition cocktail lounge with a vintage setting and limited seating, is located at 210 W. 19 Terrace. Ramal Nasim july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025 For a more intimate experience, head to the guest-only cocktail lounge, Bar Daniel—named for the founder of the Cannonborough neighborhood, Daniel Cannon. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 June 2025 Blinders, a new sports bar with a cocktail lounge aesthetic, opened March 20 in South End. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025 When Brian Solari opened the doors to Carmella’s Cafe & Dessert Bar back in 2014, many questioned how a place could be everything from a breakfast nook to a nighttime cocktail lounge. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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