Florida room

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Florida room

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Etymology

From its use in and association with the southeastern state of Florida in the United States. Cf. Arizona room.

Noun

Florida room (plural Florida rooms)

1. (US and Canada, especially East Coast US and Florida) Synonym of sunroom, especially one without heating and enclosed with screens rather than glass windows.
   • 1965 January 25, “Club News: Pests To Be Topic”, in St. Petersburg Independent, retrieved 23 June 2009, page 11A:

     Here In Florida Mrs. Jones raises begonias in her Florida room.

   • 1993, Donald Fagen, “Florida Room”, in Kamakiriad, performed by Donald Fagen:

     When the cold wind comes
     I go where the dahlias bloom
     I keep drifting back
     To your Florida room
     Well, she's dressed too warm
     For this latitude
     We go out to lunch
     With some Jamaican dude
     Then the sun shower breaks
     We come in out of the rain
     But in her Florida room
     There's a hurricane

   • 2007 October 20, Donna Jean MacKinnon, “Keep your decorating light, airy to spruce up large condo”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 23 June 2009:

     Before proceeding with furniture, Akerman advises removing the glass enclosing the Florida room, as it creates a small awkward space.

   • 2009 June 17, “Nonprofit Developer to Build Senior Housing in St. Mary's”, in Southern Maryland Online, retrieved 23 June 2009:

     Community amenities will include a spacious parlor/lobby, library/business center and sitting area, resident community room, fitness room, Florida room and front and rear patios.