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poolside

poolside

5 2.9
By a swimming pool for sitting or getting drinks
  • adjective
  • /ˈpuːlˌsaɪd/
translation icon : junto a la piscina
  • But that does not stop me from imagining myself sitting poolside, sipping a glass of lemonade, reading the blazing hot reviews of my latest novel.
  • sitting poolside
  • lounging poolside
  • poolside lunch

But would I be like poolside oceanfront with and on?

Examples

  • I am being custom reconditioned as a companion hostess for poolside parties... and other social functions.

  • George and Mirtha are poolside, wearing shades, getting some sun.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Now one at a time, move poolside.

  • Then one night, he gets a gig Playing piano in a poolside jazz band.

  • Dawson told of a recent phone call she had received from him as he was sitting poolside on a "rest and relaxation" break.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The idea hatched as they sat poolside this summer, bearing up through the dog days of summer at home with their children.

    Blog text (7)
  • But Charlie wasn't in the office that day, and phone calls found him poolside, conducting interviews at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • PHOTO (COLOR): Cheryl Cox and Joe Santhoff enjoy sitting poolside.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Sunlight glitters angrily off the water; we are approaching Jack Lipnik, who sits poolside in a white deck chair.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We enjoyed refreshing drinks while lounging poolside under the sun.

Surface Forms

poolside positive

Morphology

poolside = pool + side (transparent) = pool + side

Composed directly from 'pool' + 'side' indicating location next to a pool, easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Poolside is simply pool + side, where side means 'edge' or 'next to', so used as an adjective or adverb it describes something or someone 'at or next to the swimming pool', like enjoying a drink 'poolside'.