cocktail lounge

noun

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

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Upstairs is more like a modern cocktail lounge, with blonde wood, floor-to-ceiling windows, and lounge-style seating. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Aug. 2025 Downtown Milwaukee's Carbon Steak has transitioned into an upscale cocktail lounge Carbon Steak, which opened at 725 N. Milwaukee St. in December 2023, served its last meal as a contemporary steakhouse on July 19. Rose Androwich, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Part of this facelift is Hard Shake, a swanky cocktail lounge where Art Deco touches and gold accents are contrasted by moody dark marble and curved indigo banquettes. Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 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 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 3 Sep. 2025.

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