social drink
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A social drink is an alcoholic beverage consumed in company rather than alone—at parties, dinners, or gatherings.
The phrase often appears in self-description to suggest moderation: I'm just a social drinker implies drinking only in social settings, not habitually or to excess.
The term can function as gentle denial of a drinking problem.
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- happy hourDiscounted drinks period
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
wine bar · bar · mixer · open bar · gathering · tipple · liquid courage · aperitif · mingling · rounds · clinking · wine · beer · bubbly · brunch · bottomless mimosas · reception · celebration
social drinkproblem drinking
Harmful pattern of drinking
alcohol abuse · self-medication · binge drinking · hitting the bottle · alcoholism
social drinkbinge drinking
Rapid excessive alcohol consumption
heavy drinking · problem drinking · getting wasted · alcohol abuse · blackout drinking
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