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 development deal for Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly was announced at a cocktail party held in Los Angeles on April 10 and attended by Toei Co CEO Fumio Yoshimura, Yuji Kojima, Consul-General Kenko Sone of the Japanese Consulate and other dignitaries and Hollywood creators. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025

Professional Background Professional background extras know how to portray everyday things like busy New Yorkers walking down the street, posh guests at a cocktail party, or workers to board a bus. —Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025

On Wednesday, the brand will host a cocktail party in its Duomo flagship to present the new Swarovski x Rosenthal Idyllia. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025

To celebrate the partnership, some 100 guests gathered Thursday for a cocktail party in the new Jacquemus installation at Neiman Marcus North Park. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Mar. 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