beer o'clock
The time of the first beer of the dayThe time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
UK/ˌbɪə(ɹ)əˈklɒk/US/ˌbɪɹ əˈklɑk/
» I think it's beer o'clock, don't you?
Meaning
2 senses(humorous, slang, uncountable)The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
пивнадцать часовpivnadcatʹ časov, пивнадцатый часpivnadcatyj čas
пивнадцята годинаpyvnadcjata hodyna
(humorous, slang, uncountable)Time for a beer (the first of the day or otherwise).
Questioner: What time is it? Answerer: It's beer o'clock.
Examples
4 sentencesI think it's beer o'clock, don't you?
Gabor usually arrived for a beer at five o'clock.
Why are you drinking a beer at seven o'clock in the morning?
Wake up! It's beer o'clock!
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day:
Русский
time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day:
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable