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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Our report on young people in crisis shows that outdoor third space areas — parks and recreation — help young people cope with their mental health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

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 ● Feb. 6, 2026

“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 ● Aug. 10, 2025

Although Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017, it wasn’t until the pandemic that the new owner ripped out this so-called third space.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

If you bleed into the third space, you bleed into the space between the skin and the flesh.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston