happy hour
- a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Origin of happy hour
First recorded in 1960–65
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With a Republican frontrunner weaker than a happy-hour margarita and a significantly reshuffled deck of challengers.
They should spend more time in the kitchen and less time worrying about the specials and happy-hour board.
happy hour
- a time, usually in the early evening, when some pubs or bars sell drinks at reduced prices
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Word Origin and History for happy hour
"early evening period of discount drinks and free hors-d'oeuvres at a bar," first recorded 1961.
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Idioms and Phrases with happy hour
happy hour
A period in the late afternoon or early evening when a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. For example, The hotel bar has a happy hour from five to seven every day. [1960s]
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