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Cocktail Glass
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Definitions
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Food & Drink ยท Alcohol
Common
Represents a cocktail glass, typically containing a martini or similar mixed alcoholic drink, associated with celebration, sophistication, and nightlife.
Used to indicate drinking, parties, celebrations, or sophisticated social events. Often implies adult settings.
Meeting the girls for drinks tonight! ๐ธ๏ธ
Social media post
Happy hour specials at our bar - all cocktails half price! ๐ธ๏ธ
Business promotion
Symbolizes cosmopolitan lifestyle, urban nightlife, and social sophistication across Western cultures.
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Activities ยท Celebration
Common
Symbolizes celebration, relaxation, or unwinding after work. Often used to convey a festive mood or special occasion.
Frequently used to suggest celebration, sophistication, or leisure time activities.
Congrats on the promotion! Let's celebrate this weekend ๐ธ๏ธ
Text message
Associated with adult recreation and upscale entertainment across most English-speaking cultures.
Evolution Timeline
2010
Initial inclusion in Unicode 6.0, primarily representing martini cocktails specifically.
Growing popularity of emoji sets requiring food and drink representation.
2015
Expanded to represent cocktail culture more broadly, coinciding with craft cocktail renaissance.
Craft cocktail movement and mixology trends in urban centers.
2018
Increasingly used to signify sophistication and luxury beyond just alcoholic drinks.
Evolution of emoji usage beyond literal meanings to convey lifestyle concepts.
Cultural Context
The cocktail glass emoji represents social sophistication and upward mobility in many Western cultures, often used to signal belonging to cosmopolitan social circles.
While older generations associate it with traditional cocktails like martinis, younger users employ it more broadly for any social drinking context.
In predominantly Muslim countries or conservative regions, this emoji may be used less frequently or in different contexts due to cultural attitudes toward alcohol.
Often used in digital marketing for bars, restaurants, and alcohol brands to circumvent text-based alcohol advertising restrictions on some platforms.
Regional Variations
United Kingdom
More broadly associated with cocktail culture and upmarket bars rather than specific drinks.
United States
Often associated with martinis specifically and cosmopolitan urban lifestyle. Frequently used to indicate happy hour culture.
Generational Usage
Gen_X: Used more literally to represent cocktails specifically. Often employed in event invitations or to suggest unwinding after work.
Gen_Z: Used broadly for any drinking situation. Often paired with other emojis to create narratives about social gatherings on TikTok and Instagram Stories.
Older: Less frequently used, but when employed tends to specifically reference traditional cocktails like martinis or special occasions.
Millennials: Frequently used to indicate after-work drinks, dating, or sophisticated social events. Common in group chats planning weekend activities.
Common Combinations
๐ธ๏ธ๐
Celebration with cocktails or party with alcoholic drinks.
Used for birthdays, promotions, or special occasions involving adult beverages.
๐ธ๏ธ๐ฏ
Going out dancing and drinking with friends.
Represents nightlife, clubbing, or social gatherings with alcohol.
๐ธ๏ธ๐น
Various cocktails or a selection of mixed drinks.
Often used for bar menus, happy hours, or indicating variety of drink options.
๐ธ๏ธ๐ผ
After-work drinks or business networking with cocktails.
Professional socializing or unwinding after work hours.
Related Emojis
๐น
Another alcoholic drink, typically representing tropical or fruity cocktails.
๐ฅ
Champagne glasses in a toast, similar celebratory context but more formal.
๐ท
Wine glass, another alcoholic beverage with similar sophisticated connotations.
๐ฅ
Whiskey/tumbler glass, alternative alcoholic drink representation.