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

The media industry will soon see advertisers and agency executives gather at New York venues for slick presentations and a stream of cocktail parties to get a look at upcoming programs from TV networks and streamers such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. —Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025

Louis Vuitton delivered that moment on Thursday evening by hosting a cocktail party to introduce its new LV Sneakerina at a location that helped draw many stylish stars, fashion insiders and influencers to the Westside. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025

Parker Posey attends the Printemps New York grand opening cocktail party held at One Wall Street on March 20, 2025. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2025

The following week, Tuesday night there was a cocktail party given by Cultured Magazine at the home of Grazka Taylor. —Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocktail party

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