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

The Swiss heritage jewelry and timepiece marker is hosting friends of the brand — including Ashley Graham, Emily Ratajkowski, Pom Klementieff and Jodie Turner-Smith — at Centurion New York on Sunday night with a cocktail party high in the Manhattan sky to mark the special collection. —Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025

Dressed in Willy Chavarría and styled by Anastasia Walker, the música Mexicana superstar made his official debut at the CFDA cocktail party hoisted in Rockefeller Center by CFDA Chairman Thom Browne, alongside designers Michael Kors and Anna Sui. —Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025

My father also held several benefits and cocktail parties here for causes close to him. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025

The moment came when an audience member named Billy, a former NBC sales employee, recounted meeting O’Brien at a 1993 cocktail party on the top floor of 30 Rock. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocktail party

• counterparty
• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty