Phrase guide

cocktail party

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A party at which cocktails are served.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cocktailer

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an afternoon party at which cocktails are served

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: party

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雞尾酒會 /鸡尾酒会 (jīwěijiǔhuì) — party at which cocktails are served
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒會 /酒会 (jiǔhuì) — party at which cocktails are served
  • Finnish: cocktail-kutsut — party at which cocktails are served
  • Finnish: kokkarit — party at which cocktails are served
  • German: Cocktailparty — party at which cocktails are served
  • Hungarian: koktélparti — party at which cocktails are served
  • Japanese: カクテルパーティー (kakuteru pātī) — party at which cocktails are served
  • Mongolian: коктэйлтой үдэшлэг (koktejltoj üdešleg) — party at which cocktails are served
  • Russian: кокте́йльная вечери́нка (koktɛ́jlʹnaja večerínka) — party at which cocktails are served
  • Spanish: fiesta de cóctel — party at which cocktails are served
  • Swedish: cocktailparty — party at which cocktails are served