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COCKTAIL PARTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cocktail party mean?
• COCKTAIL PARTY (noun)
The noun COCKTAIL PARTY has 1 sense:
1. an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
Familiarity information: COCKTAIL PARTY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An afternoon party at which cocktails are served
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("cocktail party" is a kind of...):
party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)
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