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 Soon, your droopy mood will drop away, and your light, informed banter will wow the crowd at your next swanky cocktail party. Eric Williams, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024 Chancing a cocktail party early in the Obama administration, I was swarmed by a dozen or more men who demanded to know what was so wrong with Palin. Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Whether walking from bar to bar on South Beach or standing around at a cocktail party or a wedding, these shoes show off our fresh pedicures and keep us from feeling fatigued. Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024 On a sunny Tuesday evening, the second day of couture week in Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friends of The Costume Institute brought out fashion and art’s biggest fans for a cocktail party. Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail party 

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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 15 Jul. 2024.

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