third space

British  

noun

1. informal the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home

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Example Sentences

As Weibo’s popularity exploded in 2010, the internet seemed like “a third space unshackled by the rules that bound the rest of the nation’s institutions.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the other two bedrooms in the apartment has its own en suite, while the third space can be used in any manner of ways, with the property’s listing revealing that it previously served as a study.

From MarketWatch

“We definitely wanted it to be community-focused and to become more of a third space for people.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Leanne,” like her brand, is PG-rated and depicts its small church as a third space where friends and neighbors exercise and socialize.

From Salon

Killer Fitness opened in May with the hope that horror’s increasing popularity at the box office could translate to this unique, in-person third space.

From Los Angeles Times