cocktail hours
Pre-dinner drink gatherings
Cocktail hours are the late afternoon and early evening period when people traditionally gather to drink cocktails before dinner, typically from about 5 to 7 PM.
The phrase often refers to social events built around this custom: The conference included a cocktail hour for networking.
In restaurants and bars, cocktail hour usually means discounted drinks during slower hours.
- drinksLiquids for consumption
- open barFree drinks arrangement
- drink ticketsPrepaid beverage coupons
- barDrinking establishment
- top shelfFinest available quality
mingling · small talk · appetizers · networking · socializing · sunset · lounge · champagne · hors d'oeuvres · reception · hotel lobby · after work · office party · martini · schmoozing · jazz · clinking · canapes
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- trade showstrade shows, SXSW, trade fairs, expos, Comic-Con
cocktail hoursmain event
Featured performance or contest
formal dinner · seated dinner · dinner service · wedding reception · main course
cocktail hoursseated dinner
Meal at assigned tables
sit-down meal · state dinner · formal reception · assigned seating
cocktail hoursbreakfast meeting
Business discussion over morning meal
morning coffee · brunch · coffee break · morning hours · working lunch
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