tiki bar

noun

: a restaurant or bar decorated in a simulated Polynesian theme that usually serves exotic cocktails

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One was at the Tonga Room, the famed tiki bar hidden deep inside the Fairmont Hotel in Nob Hill, known for its grandiose decor and giant indoor pool. Daniel Bromfield, Mercury News, 28 July 2025 The Bionic Bar will become the Pesky Parrot tiki bar. Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025 The drink list leans toward beach club over tiki bar. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025 The mysterious cult of tiki bar culture has made a comeback this summer. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiki bar

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tiki bar was in 1959

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“Tiki bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiki%20bar. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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