mocktail

noun

mock·​tail ˈmäk-ˌtāl 

plural mocktails

: a usually iced drink made with any of various ingredients (such as juice, herbs, and soda water) but without alcohol : a nonalcoholic cocktail

Though London may be home to some of the world's tastiest cocktails, it's also got some of the best mocktails going, too. Virgin drinks are starting to pop up on the menus of the city's trendiest bars to account for those nights when you want to go out but can't afford a hangover the next day.

—Sophia E. Lipp

Examples of mocktail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The menu boasts more than 250 varieties of Champagne and sparkling wines, plus craft cocktails and mocktails. —Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Feb. 2025

Attendees get their first cocktail or mocktail for free, and Taeko San Takout will pop up there to serve onigiri (Japanese rice balls) and mochi. —John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025

Plus, the lifelong sober artist just invested in mocktail brand Mockly. —Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025

These are the company’s first-ever Refreshers to combine fruit and herb flavors and are inspired by the cocktails and mocktails with the same flavor combo, according to a press release. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mocktail

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email