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tiki bar en · NOUN

Etymology

From tiki (“carved talisman”) + bar (“drinking establishment”). From Māori tiki (“figurine”).

Meanings

1. A drinking establishment or restaurant with an exotic tropical theme, serving elaborate cocktails.
   • Say you want to escape the doldrums of daily life — but you can't quite afford a trip to Hawaii. Why not to head to your local tiki bar for a sample of the South Seas? These faux-Polynesian, palm-thatched rum palaces that were all the rage in the 1960s are now making a comeback. , “Let's Talk Tiki Bars: Harmless Fun Or Exploitation?”, in NPR.org:
   • The dish was probably invented by Victor Bergeron, best known as the namesake founder of the Trader Vic's chains of tiki bars. 2020, Dan Nosowitz, “What the Heck is Crab Rangoon Anyway?”, in J. Kenji López-Alt, editor, The Best American Food Writing 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 227:

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Relateds

tiki restaurant · tiki culture