beer o'clock

[ beeruh-klok ]

nounSlang.

time to have a beer; an appropriate or acceptable time of day to start drinking beer: The minute our shift is over, it’s beer o’clock.

Origin of beer o'clock

First recorded in 1980-85

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British Dictionary definitions for beer o’clock

beer o’clock

noun

facetious the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol

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