cocktail hour
Evening social gathering
Cocktail hour is the early evening period, typically between 5 and 7 p.m., when people gather to drink cocktails or other alcoholic beverages before dinner.
At weddings and formal events, the cocktail hour bridges the ceremony and reception, giving guests time to mingle while the wedding party takes photos.
The term evokes a leisurely, social atmosphere: We'll catch up during cocktail hour.
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- margaritaTequila-lime cocktail
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- black tieFormal evening dress code
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- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- event planningevent planning, event coordination, agenda, timeline, RSVP
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Featured performance or contest
dinner · ceremony · seated dinner · wedding ceremony · reception
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Discounted drinks period
pub crawl · binge drinking · nightclub · dive bar · kegger
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Scheduled time for labor
office hours · business hours · morning meeting · workday · crunch time
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