cocktail party

noun

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

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Industry guidance suggests planning seats for roughly 50% to 70% of a typical cocktail party guest list, since people circulate. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 Mayor Karen Bass was about 7,500 miles away from Station 69, at a cocktail party in Ghana, when the Palisades fire exploded. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The big reveal came during a celebratory cocktail party and dinner held at The Crane Club in New York City Tuesday night, hosted by Tory Burch, Thom Browne, Chloe Malle and Anna Wintour. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 On September 16, following the AD PRO Design Dialogues summit in New York, attendees were invited to the new Andrée Putman Studio showroom for a festive sunset-hour cocktail party. — Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party

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First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocktail party was in 1903

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