last call
last call noun: in a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.
Noun
last call (countable and uncountable, plural last calls)
- In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.
- Late in the evening, Mick left with a parishioner who asked for counseling, and I sat at the bar until last call.2010, John Reimringer, Vestments
- Boston isn’t the only city eyeing later last calls—and later business hours in general—as a means to juice local business and give downtowns a more youthful edge and vibrant, cosmopolitan feel.2014 March 7, Brad Tuttle, “Drink Up! Later Last Call Coming to a City Near You?”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- last orders
Synonyms of last call
Forms of last call
| plural | last calls |
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Questions about last call
- What does last call mean?
- Last call means in a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.
- What part of speech is last call?
- Last call is a noun.
- What is the plural of last call?
- The plural of last call is last calls.
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