happy hour
noun
: a period of time during which the price of drinks (as at a bar) is reduced or hors d'oeuvres are served free
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Happy hour runs from 5:00 to 7:00.
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But there’s also pressure to return to your previous self socially and professionally—think last-minute happy hours or projects, and the ability to attend destination bachelorette parties.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
The bar also offers happy hour specials during the week and DJs and dancing on the weekends.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Foosball tables, nightly happy hours and weekend parties were part of the pitch.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Make Sunda an early stop for their happy hour special including $6 bar bites and $8 glasses of sake.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
The bar also offers happy hour specials during the week and DJs and dancing on the weekends.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Foosball tables, nightly happy hours and weekend parties were part of the pitch.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Make Sunda an early stop for their happy hour special including $6 bar bites and $8 glasses of sake.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for happy hour
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“Happy hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20hour. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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