mocktail

noun

mock·​tail ˈmäk-ˌtāl 

plural mocktails

: a usually iced drink made with any of various ingredients (such as juice, herbs, and soda water) but without alcohol : a nonalcoholic cocktail

Though London may be home to some of the world's tastiest cocktails, it's also got some of the best mocktails going, too. Virgin drinks are starting to pop up on the menus of the city's trendiest bars to account for those nights when you want to go out but can't afford a hangover the next day.

—Sophia E. Lipp

Examples of mocktail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bars are adapting too, expanding mocktail and non-alcoholic beer menus and layering in food and activity nights. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

The team can point you toward one of their mocktails, including the faux fashion with nonalcoholic Lyre’s tequila, Angostura bitters and demerara syrup. — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Fun Ways to Drink Kombucha Taylor recommends adding fresh herbs and berries to kombucha to make a fun mocktail. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026

This tropical mocktail is just begging for a spot by your chaise longe. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mocktail

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email