mocktail

English

Etymology

Blend of mock +‎ cocktail.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒk.teɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑk.teɪl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔk.tæɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

mocktail (plural mocktails)

1. A nonalcoholic cocktail.

   Synonyms: kiddie cocktail, virgin cocktail

   • 2025 November 20, “Best Cocktails in New York City”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:

     New York City has weathered many drinking trends: the craft beer craze, the natural-wine movement, the age of the $20 mocktail.

Translations

non-alcoholic cocktail

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無酒精雞尾酒 / 无酒精鸡尾酒 (wújiǔjīng jīwěijiǔ)

• Finnish: alkoholiton drinkki, mocktail (fi)
• French: mocktail (fr), cocktail sans alcool m
• German: Mocktail (de) m
• Indonesian: moktail
• Japanese: モクテル (mokuteru)
• Spanish: móctel m, cóctel sin alcohol m