beer o'clock
Time for pints
Beer o'clock is the time of day when it's appropriate to start drinking beer—typically late afternoon or early evening, marking the transition from work to leisure.
The phrase playfully applies clock terminology to social drinking: It's five o'clock somewhere, but here it's officially beer o'clock.
Wine o'clock follows the same pattern.
- bar hoppingVisiting several taverns consecutively
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- aleWarm-fermented malt drink
- quitting timeEnd of workday
happy hour · knock off · after work drinks · weekend · toast · crack open · pint glass · TGIF · lager · barbecue · clock-watching · sunset · tailgating · wind down · kicking back · evening · pub crawl · afternoon
beer o'clockcrack of dawn
Earliest morning light
early morning · breakfast time · sunrise · pre-dawn · bright and early
beer o'clockon the clock
During paid hours
crunch time · clocking in · work mode · nose to the grindstone · deadline
beer o'clockon the wagon
Abstaining from alcohol
teetotaling · dry January · detox · clean living · abstinence
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