tiki bar

noun

: a restaurant or bar decorated in a simulated Polynesian theme that usually serves exotic cocktails

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Broader plans for the area include taking nearby waterfront property to build a tiki bar and jet ski rentals. Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 If curating an indoor-outdoor tiki bar is part of your summer agenda, then these rattan bar stools from Serena and Lily will stay on theme. Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025 Families and groups of friends will enjoy congregating on the lawn to play games, while adults flock to the upstairs tiki bar to sip something tropical and watch the sun dip into the horizon. Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 Hit up Upland for our favorite local beer and great food, then stop by the Inferno Room, an over-the-top tiki bar, on your way back downtown for a nightcap. Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiki bar

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tiki bar was in 1959

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“Tiki bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiki%20bar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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