mocktail

[ mok-teyl ]

/ ˈmɒkˌteɪl /

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noun

a nonalcoholic cocktail.

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Origin of mocktail

First recorded in 1935–40; jocular blend of mock (def. 9) (in the sense “imitation, fake”) and cocktail¹

Words nearby mocktail

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