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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

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) he knew about shrimping, but you know what I found out? Shrimping is tough. I only caught five. A couple more, you can have yourself a cocktail. You ever think about naming this old boat? It's bad luck to have a boat without a name. I'd never named a boat before, (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump