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poolside

American  
[pool-sahyd] / ˈpulˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the lounging area around a swimming pool.


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


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There’s a bakery/coffee shop, a lobby bar and restaurant, a poolside scene festooned with greenery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

It marries state-of-the-art technology with Old World wisdom, offering facials and poolside green tea masks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Lavender grown on the property is even used to make homemade syrup for poolside cocktails.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

He keeps his poolside cooler stocked with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Calliope appeared poolside, that first day and every day thereafter, in an old-fashioned one-piece with a skirt.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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