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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
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