cocktail lounge

noun

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

Examples of cocktail lounge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their restaurants often feature cocktail lounges, hip-hop soundtracks and colorful sauces, all of which were unthinkable not too long ago. Brett Anderson, New York Times, 21 May 2024 There is also a children’s menu, happy hour from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and a cocktail lounge with live jazz. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail lounge 

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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