English

Noun

beer o'clock ‎(uncountable)

1. (slang, humorous) The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
   • 1999, Christopher Somerville, The Observer, 22 Feb 1999:

     Pack an esky with ice-cold bottles of Cooper's Green Label and head down to Holloways Beach, just north of Cairns, around beer o'clock on a Friday afternoon.

   • 1999, Stephen King, The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon:

     He let her go and stood up. "I also believe it's beer o'clock. You want some iced tea?"

   • 2007, Gillian Nicholson, The Way to the Sea:

     ‘Maybe we should offer to fence it, just around the house,’ I suggest to Christo at beer o'clock on the veranda.

Synonyms

• wine o'clock

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