time of the first alcoholic beverage in the day.' name='description'> beer o'clock - definition and meaning

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  • noun slang The time of the first alcoholic beverage in the day.

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  • When it's time for a beer.

    October 10, 2007

  • I've also heard this as beer-thirty.

    March 11, 2008

  • Isn't beer-thirty a little later than beer o'clock? Or maybe it's earlier.

    I don't know. Anyone want a beer?

    March 12, 2008