English

Noun

wine o'clock ‎(uncountable)

1. (slang, humorous) The time of the first glass of wine (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
   • 2000 August 31, The Evil Queen [username], “Re: Where ya from?”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom, Usenet:

     (mm - how long till wine o'clock? Damn, I think it's still about 3 or 4 hours!)

   • 2014, Binki Laidler, Staying Sober: How to Control the Drink Demon, Accent Press (2014), ISBN 9781783755974, unnumbered page:

     Then I'd spend Saturday a bundle of hangover nerves, waiting for Saturday wine o'clock to make it disappear.

   • 2014, Belinda Williams, The Boyfriend Sessions, Momentum (2014), ISBN 1760082171, unnumbered page:

     Thank God it was wine o'clock.

     I gulped, rather than sipped my glass of wine, then fell back in the armchair.

Synonyms

• beer o'clock