wet bar

noun

1. a small bar equipped with a sink and running water, for making and serving cocktails at home, in a hotel suite, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wet bar¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

At the center of the living room, a stylish enclosed wet bar, an original design by Fickett, exudes a “Mad Men” vibe.

From Los Angeles Times

Choose either a standard 12-sided Round, or one of the roomier Round suites, which have wet bars, sunken circular lounges and day beds.

From New York Times

As we danced around the hotel suite, I stopped in the middle of the song and directed him toward the wet bar, which I had covered with the tickets to Hawaii for the following summer.

From Los Angeles Times

The first floor has Canadian oak floors, a galley kitchen with a wet bar and a living/dining room with oak moldings.

From Washington Post

They took over a sprawling penthouse at the Cosmopolitan, filled the in-room safe with government cash and stocked the wet bar with alcohol.

From Los Angeles Times