cocktail party

noun

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

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The annual series is a mix of science lectures, live music and a cocktail party with food trucks at the museum with programming inspired by a different theme each year. Richard Guzman, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026 Costs vary from free admission to $20 general admission and $50 reception and cocktail party tickets. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 The backstory Like all good—and possibly apocryphal—architecture stories, the original sketches of Atlantis The Royal started on a napkin at a cocktail party. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026 Last year, in addition to their CinemaCon presentation with Jenna Ortega, The Wkend, Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, the studio held a cocktail party following that event. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2026 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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