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lounge

UK/ˈlaːnd͡ʒ/ US/ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ fairly common uk
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

sit or recline comfortably

  • “He was lounging on the sofa”
2.

be about

  • “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
  • “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
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noun

1.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

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2.

a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

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Origin

Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).

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