happy hour
happy hour noun: a time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.
Noun
happy hour (countable and uncountable, plural happy hours)
- A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.
- Yes, happy hour. A great American invention for spending quality time with spouse, soused.1988, Heywood Gould, Cocktail (motion picture), spoken by Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise)
- Any small gathering, usually in the afternoon or early evening, set aside to relax and have a drink.
- Flowers.
happy hour meaning in Arabic
happy hour in Arabic
- pub discount drinking hours
- سَاعَة سَعِيدَة
Forms of happy hour
| plural | happy hours |
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Origin of happy hour
US origin, 1950s.
Questions about happy hour
- What does happy hour mean?
- Happy hour means a time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.
- What is happy hour in Arabic?
- Happy hour in Arabic is سَاعَة سَعِيدَة. See Happy hour meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is happy hour?
- Happy hour is a noun.
- What is the plural of happy hour?
- The plural of happy hour is happy hours.
Words near happy hour in the dictionary
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