cocktail party

noun

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

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This weekend, the magazine — one of Germany’s longest-running alternative publications — is holding a special cocktail party and dinner at central Berlin boutique hotel Château Royal. Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025 This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony. Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025 Specifically, the late Southern writer Julia Reed, wrote about cheese dreams as an appetizer that fueled her parents’ cocktail parties. Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025 On sale for just $30 for Cyber Week the Province Tumbler & Rocks set is just right for cocktail parties, holiday entertaining, and gifting. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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