cocktail party

noun

Synonyms of cocktail partynext
: an informal or semiformal party or gathering at which cocktails are served

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At larger weddings, an extended cocktail party also allows the couple more time to greet family and friends before the ceremony. Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 And the streamer also held a red carpet and cocktail party for them with the casts the day before the public Obsessed Fest. Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Our backyards become little restaurants, strung with lights and softened with linen tablecloths, and our rooftops become cocktail parties and dance halls. Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2026 In the City costars Kyle Cooke and Lindsay Hubbard walk the red carpet together at PEOPLE's sunset cocktail party in France during the Cannes Lions Festival on June 24. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocktail party was in 1903

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“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20party. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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