cocktail lounge

noun

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

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The same could be said for Arabella’s, a brand new, dark and moody cocktail lounge on the other side of the lobby. John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026 And, at the Horsefeather Social cocktail lounge at Loews, a mini soccer field was marked off with two goals. Pete Grathoff april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 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 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 Apr. 2026.

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