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cocktailing

cocktailing

6.0
Spending time talking and drinking cocktails at parties
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒkˌteɪlɪŋ/
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  • And she'd earn more money than before—even more if she got to switch to cocktailing.

Examples

  • They went back after the date to the cocktail hour and what food was served.

  • You know, cocktail hour is fun.

  • OK, so I was at a cocktail event at the there was a, a theatre group.

  • So we will start playing weddings and and little cocktail parties and so all of that.

  • I mean, it's it's I'm called back to a memory I had at a cocktail party years and years ago.

  • So it really was at least the trappings of a cocktail party.

  • He went to this cocktail party and he made the rounds and he had a great time and he talked to lots of people and then he left.

  • That it might spur people to accomplish great things so that they could, you know, be heralded at the next cocktail party for their their insights.

  • At the gala, the cocktailing created a lively atmosphere where guests mingled while enjoying their drinks.

  • She always looks forward to the cocktailing during the company events where she can meet new people.

Synonyms

drinking
vscocktailing
328 2.9

To have alcohol often and in large amounts

is primarily social activity involving mixed drinks at events, not heavy consumption
to party
vscocktailing
  • Informal
298 3.0

To spend time with others celebrating, dancing, and drinking

is narrower, focusing on social drinking specifically where mixed drinks are served
cocktail party
vscocktailing
48 2.5

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

is the activity of socializing and drinking at such events
drinkin'
vscocktailing
  • Informal
4 9.6

A casual gathering where people drink alcohol

is focused on socializing while drinking mixed drinks at events
boozing
vscocktailing
  • Slang
4 8.0

Drinking a lot of alcohol in a way that harms health

is event focused social drinking for enjoyment rather than habitual excess
bar-hopping
vscocktailing
  • Informal
1 3.7

Visiting several bars in one night to drink and socialize

is done at single events serving mixed drinks rather than moving between venues
imbibing
vscocktailing
1 6.8

Drinking liquids, for example water or alcohol

is a social activity centered on alcoholic mixed drinks at gatherings
booze cruise
vscocktailing
  • Informal
1 8.2

A party on a boat where people drink alcohol

is similar but refers to socializing around mixed drinks at general events
booze-up
vscocktailing
  • UK
1 9.0

A party where people drink a lot and have fun

is more about socializing around mixed drinks at formal events
bevvy
vscocktailing
  • Slang
9.3

A casual social meeting where people drink alcohol together

is similar but usually tied to specific served mixed drink events
booze cruising
vscocktailing
  • Informal
9.6

An activity of moving around while drinking alcohol with friends

is more about socializing at fixed events serving mixed drinks rather than moving

Antonyms

abstinence
  • NSFW
63 6.4

Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex

How Social

party
1.0
mixer
22 2.6
cocktailing
6.0

Surface Forms

cocktailing singular
cocktailings plural

Morphology

cocktailing = cocktail (semi-transparent) = cocktail + ing

Built from 'cocktail' + -ing; the link to drinking cocktails is clear, but the socializing sense is a conventional extension.

Etymology

Cocktailing comes from cocktail, which means a 'mixed drink'. One popular story says cocktail comes from cock + tail ('cock's tail') as a picture for bright, mixed drinks, so cocktailing is the social act of drinking cocktails at parties and bars.