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happy hour


happy hour

noun

Definition of HAPPY HOUR

: 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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Examples of HAPPY HOUR

  1. Happy hour runs from 5:00 to 7:00.

First Known Use of HAPPY HOUR

1959

Rhymes with HAPPY HOUR

coffee hour, cooling tower, credit hour, flower power, golden shower, ivory tower, motive power, police power, quarter hour, staying power, trumpet flower, virgin's bower, water tower, zero hour

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