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happy hour
noun
- a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks:
happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
happy hour
noun
- a time, usually in the early evening, when some pubs or bars sell drinks at reduced prices
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Origin of happy hour1
Idioms and Phrases
A period in the late afternoon or early evening when a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. For example, The hotel bar has a happy hour from five to seven every day . [1960s]Example Sentences
Between Zoom happy hours and “Stardew Valley†sessions, I folded cold coffee into brownie batter, added matcha to white cake, swapped butter for oil just to see what would happen.
On weekdays, the lunch and happy hour crowds tend to be city and county workers from the nearby civic center.
When I checked into the Osso Busso hostel, I was already impressed by the rooms, the common areas, and the complimentary happy hour drink token.
In a recent press release, Red Lobster announced the launch of its happy hour menus at participating restaurants nationwide.
Like most other hostels, happy hours were a daily staple at the venue as well as free shots of local vodkas as courtesies, she said.
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