poolside

American  

[pool-sahyd] / ˈpulˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the lounging area around a swimming pool.

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adjective

1. located or occurring at or near the side of a swimming pool.

   a poolside luncheon.

Etymology

Origin of poolside

First recorded in 1705–15; pool ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

Oblivious to the evening and poolside shenanigans, I sat about halfway back, embedded in a sea of plaintiffs’ lawyers who routinely earn more on a single mass tort deal than I’d take home in 15 years as a law professor.

From Slate

Jeffrey Paradise, the Poolside frontman who lost his home in the Palisades fire, DJed the concert’s official after-party.

From Los Angeles Times

Sure, they may have been poolside, in 80-degree weather.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gallery hopping here costs nothing, so I dropped into the street’s two big art spots, Avant Gallery and Lumas Art Gallery, where I brainstormed how Paul Fuentes’s “Chilling Tiger,” a composite photograph of a louche poolside Bengal, might work in my cottage at the Jersey Shore.

From The Wall Street Journal

Poolside coladas sound inviting in the moment, but they cost just as much as the thoughtful, well-crafted cocktails at the city’s nighttime haunts, which include some of the country’s best bars.

From The Wall Street Journal