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cocktail

Definition

noun: an alcoholic drink that is a mixture of one or more liquors and other ingredients (such as fruit juice)
noun: an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients
often used before another noun
synonyms: coward, mixed drink

Examples

A 'cocktail hour' [=an hour when people drink cocktails] preceded the dinner.
The disease is being treated with a 'cocktail of' powerful drugs.
a dangerous 'cocktail of' chemicals

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Movie quotes

(..) I like that. A sharing buffer. Yeah. Yeah, I'll order some extra fries. Maybe a plate of onion rings. Yeah. Yeah. And a shrimp cocktail. And some Buffalo wings. Maybe... Maybe an individual pizza, huh? And some mozzarella sticks. What were we talking about? (..)
2004 TvShow: Friends Title: The One with the Birth Mother Season: 10 Episode 9