cocktail lounge

American  

noun

1. a public room, as in a hotel or airline terminal, where cocktails and other drinks are served.

2. a bar.

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cocktail lounge British  

noun

1. a room in a hotel, restaurant, etc, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served

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Etymology

Origin of cocktail lounge

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

In Chicago, Boystown — with its mix of cocktail lounges, gay bars, nightclubs, parades and drag brunches — has become a well-oiled machine for queer culture in the city.

From Salon

At this hotel cocktail lounge, they add it to their namesake drink, Pandan.

From Salon

The entrance to this moody cocktail lounge is located through a bookcase in a nondescript storefront in downtown.

From Seattle Times

“If you come here, then you will help shape the programming. We are thinking about it like a working-class cocktail lounge.”

From New York Times

Mark’s younger brother, Dan, became the cocktail lounge pianist Dan Ruskin, who for years manned the piano at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel.

From Washington Post