cocktail party

noun

: an informal or semiformal party or gathering at which cocktails are served

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Balthazar, played in a hipster fade and with a puppy-dog scowl by Jaeden Martell, is a New York rich kid with a life coach and a divorced mother (Jennifer Ehle) who’s too busy throwing political cocktail parties to pay him much attention. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2025 The group puts on three shows a year for its members, events that also include pre-show cocktail parties and after-parties. Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025 So how did the idea of Saks and Gurung getting together to cohost a cocktail party come about? Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 May 2025 But the true star is the check print that will liven any cocktail party. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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