stupid o'clock
stupid o'clock noun: a time of day, usually very late at night or very early in the morning, considered unreasonable or when one is prone to poor judgment.
Noun
stupid o'clock (uncountable)
- A time of day, usually very late at night or very early in the morning, considered unreasonable or when one is prone to poor judgment.
- […] Is there an actual reason you've rung me at stupid o'clock, or did you just want to make me feel even worse about everything than I already do?'2013, Pippa Wright, The Foster Husband, Pan Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 47
- FUCKING DOGS!!!!! That's both nights now. Waking me up at stupid o'clock in the morning with that stupid noise that comes out of their stupid mouths and making my stupid heart pump right through my chest!2014, Slam Daniels, The Bin Diaries: India, AuthorHouse, published 2014, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- crack of dawn, oh dark thirty, wee small hours, silly o'clock
Synonyms of stupid o'clock
Questions about stupid o'clock
- What does stupid o'clock mean?
- Stupid o'clock means a time of day, usually very late at night or very early in the morning, considered unreasonable or when one is prone to poor judgment.
- What part of speech is stupid o'clock?
- Stupid o'clock is a noun.
Words near stupid o'clock in the dictionary
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