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wet bar

American  

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.


Etymology

Origin of wet bar

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The entertainment space also includes a gym, wet bar and batting cage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

There is also a home theater, a wet bar, a game room, a gym, a massage room, and a beautifully decorated office with a fireplace.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

According to the listing, it has top-end appliances and European Oak Select Grade hardwood and heated floors in the en suite bath and a wet bar in the basement.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

The third floor has a gaming room, a bathroom, a wet bar, a covered outdoor balcony and a fifth bedroom that Charuhas uses as an office.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

The memories of the scary Nino Carlitos slide from my grasp like a wet bar of soap, and all I see is a thoughtful, generous man who is skilled at origami.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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