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cocktail glass

noun

: a bell-shaped drinking glass usually having a foot and stem and holding about three ounces (90 milliliters)

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Thankfully, there are plenty of Black Friday glassware deals happening right now, with massive savings off everyday drinking glasses, wine and cocktail glasses, and universal glassware. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025 Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025 Mean Girls fans will instantly recognize the pink sweatsuit, video camera and cocktail glass combination as Regina George's mother (Amy Poehler) from the 2004 cult classic. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 There’s the ubiquitous sloshing of bright red hurricanes in curvaceous cocktail glasses, the sizzling of beignets in fryers and the bubbling of boiling crawfish on stovetops. Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocktail glass

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocktail glass was in 1873

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“Cocktail glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20glass. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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