Cocktail party effect
noun
the difficulty of focusing one’s attention on a single auditory source within a jumble of noises; the process of selective listening
Examples
In a room where several conversations are taking place, one can focus on one of them and ignore the rest: the cocktail party effect.
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- Cocktail shaker sort
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- Cocktail stick
noun 1. a small pointed stick used for holding cherries, olives, etc, in cocktails, and for serving snacks, such as small sausages
- Cocktail-table
noun 1. .
- Cock-tease
verb To permit sexual familiarities but deny the sex act: They were chivying a string of suitors and behaving like overage sorority sisters. They cock-teased (1950s+)