cocktail party

noun

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

Examples of cocktail party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is kicking off, and there are almost as many store opening cocktail parties to attend as there are runway shows. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Revolve are among its biggest partners, and the brand plans to make a splash with a Christian Cowan runway collaboration at New York Fashion Week, as well as a cocktail party. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

The move is being launched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where IMDb is hosting an industry cocktail party on September 14. — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

The film’s length could paradoxically work in its favor, too, rewarding those who soldier through its four-hour run time with a badge of endurance, not to mention cocktail party cred. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocktail party

• counterparty
• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty