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

These Valentine’s Day mocktails are easy to make, big on flavor, and pretty enough to feel celebratory. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026

There will be photo ops, specialty cocktails and mocktails, custom cookies, poems, and acoustic music by Mountain Natives on Friday. —Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

The result is an extensive menu of fruit-leaning cocktails and mocktails. —Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026

Wright has had similar luck with pretty punch bowls, perfect for mocktails and cocktails. —Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 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