happy hour
45
2.5
- noun
- /ˈhæpi ˈaʊər/
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hora feliz
- After work, my coworkers and I always enjoy happy hour at our favorite bar for discounted drinks.
- go to happy hour
- happy hour with friends
- happy hour at a bar
Vineyards, boat lunch, happy hour drinks, then dinner and the clubs.
- Vineyards, boat lunch, happy hour drinks, then dinner and the clubs.
- Once you host that cocktail party, that happy hour, same thing.
- So I don't think this is any different than say happy hours with Co workers after work.
- And on on that note, we're going to call call an end to this week's happy hour.
- It reminded me of two of like the best bar fighters you've ever heard of finally showed up at the same happy hour.
- My advice is get in there early, stay sober, find the people you like, leave with them, go to a happy hour and not sit there and watch the narcissist hold to court.
- And narcissists without money will rarely miss things like happy hour, or they'll throw backyard barbecues or anything they can do to keep people around.
Examples
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Soon we would unpack the boats, set up camp, enjoy some rum at happy hour, and eat dinner by flashlight.
Academic text (2003) -
The long-held tradition of after-work "happy hours" is in a long, slow decline.
Blog text (30) -
Be back for happy hour!
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We decided to go there for a quick happy hour after our last meeting.
Blog text (3) -
For that reason, you should come join our free happy hour event on June 20!
Blog text (11) -
It's not like hanging out for a few hours at a happy hour in your hometown.
Blog text (11) -
Yo, Barb, we still on for happy hour?
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Happy hour starts at 5:00, Dewart.
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They have happy hour specials and live music.
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Happy hour's almost up.
Synonyms
1
9.5
A time after work or at a social event when people drink beer
How Discounted
Surface Forms
Morphology
A B1 learner who knows 'happy' and 'hour' can infer a general sense of a 'pleasant' or 'special' time, so there is some compositional cue. However, the conventional commercial meaning—specifically a limited period with discounted drinks/food at bars or restaurants—is a culture-specific pragmatic extension that is not fully predictable from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Happy hour may come from old sailors who called a short time for fun a happy hour. Bars later used the name for a special time with lower drink prices, so today happy hour means a short period with 'discounted drinks'.