to cocktail

Examples

• All

• Let's cocktail some fresh fruit juices for the party tonight.

• Let's cocktail, please.

  Moon Students (2023)

• Jun-sung: We let you go because you made us cocktail.

  Fever (1988)

• I think if I have to cocktail one more time, I might just slice someone's fucking throat.

  Death Drop Gorgeous (2021)

• Or I could stay here and maybe get a job with Annette, cocktailing.

  The Last Showgirl (2024)

• She's cocktailing over at the Palace.

  Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

• She is still cocktailing.

  The Last Showgirl (2024)

• For me, personally, the last thing I would like in the entire world would be to go through cocktailing my sperm with my boyfriend and finding some grim couple in Ohio who are gluten-free and to whom you pay $75,000 to have your baby.

  Blog text (13)

• He decided to cocktail the ingredients carefully for the perfect cocktail mix.

Synonyms

M

to mix in

vsto cocktail

59 1.8

To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food

is used for making and serving combined drinks not just adding one ingredient

C

to concoct

vsto cocktail

3 6.3

Make food or drink by mixing different ingredients

focuses on making and serving combined drinks with a clear presentation

Compounds

C

cocktail party

50 2.5

A social event in the early evening where people drink and talk

S

shrimp cocktail

• US

16 2.3

A cold starter of cooked shrimp served with a spicy sauce

C

cocktail dress

12 3.3

A short elegant dress for women to wear at evening events

M

Molotov cocktail

• Offensive

12 8.1

A bottle filled with liquid and a rag people light and throw to start fires

C

cocktail sauce

• US

5 2.0

A spicy red sauce made from ketchup, horseradish, and lemon juice, served with seafood

F

fruit cocktail

4 2.3

A mix of small pieces of different fruits often packed in sweet syrup

C

cocktail lounge

• US

3 3.3

A bar in a hotel or restaurant that serves mixed drinks in a relaxed, stylish place

D

drug cocktail

• Specialized

3 4.1

A mix of medicines used together to treat diseases like HIV

S

signature cocktail

2 4.9

A special drink a bar or restaurant makes that shows its style

C

cocktail table

• US

2 3.0

A small low table placed in front of a sofa to hold drinks or magazines

C

cocktail shaker

1 2.7

A container with a tight lid that you shake with ice to mix drinks

P

prawn cocktail

• Archaic

1 2.7

A cold starter of prawns in a creamy pink sauce

C

crab cocktail

1 3.2

Cold cooked crab meat served with a sour or spicy sauce as a starter

C

cocktail flu

• Informal

1 9.2

A mild illness or hangover after drinking many mixed drinks

F

fruity cocktail

1 3.4

An alcoholic drink made with fruit juices and often served cold

R

rum cocktail

1 3.4

A drink made with rum mixed with lime and other sweet or sour ingredients

B

blackgin cocktail

9.4

A mixed drink made with black gin and other ingredients

A

atomic cocktail

• Archaic

8.5

A dose of radioactive medicine you swallow to treat or find cancer

A

atomic cocktail

• Informal

7.9

A strong mixed drink made with more than one kind of alcohol and bright layers

E

Eurofizz cocktail

• UK

8.8

A sparkling mixed drink popular in Europe made with alcohol and fizzy mixers

M

Michigosling cocktail

9.9

A mixed drink with alcohol often made with local ingredients

How Mixed

to blend

219 2.3

to concoct

3 6.3

to cocktail

1 7.2

to mix

645 1.0

to stir

167 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology