WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cock′tail par′ty, 
  1. a social gathering, often held during the cocktail hour, at which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages, hors d'oeuvres, and canapés are served.
  • 1925–30

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Cock′tail Par′ty, The, 
  1. Literaturea play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.

'cocktail party' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cocktail Party, The - Eliot - appearance - clatter - cocktail - no-host - party
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