beer o'clock

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɪə(ɹ) əˈklɒk/, /ˌbɪə(ɹ) əʊˈklɒk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɪɹ əˈklɑk/, /ˌbɪɹ oʊˈklɑk/, /ˌbiə̯ɹ əˈklɑk/ === Noun === beer o'clock (uncountable) (slang, humorous) The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day. (slang, humorous) Time for a beer (the first of the day or otherwise). ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== the sun is over the yardarm o-dark-thirty (comparable as a jocular time-of-day reference) wine o'clock (the wine-related counterpart of beer o'clock)