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

Examples of happy hour in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Gen Z isn’t asking for an office happy hour. —Julia Bartak, Fortune, 21 June 2026

This trendy counter-style eatery is great for a quick, fulfilling lunch or an out-of-the-box happy hour. —Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

The tangerine-hued drink may have maligned aperitivo as what Americans think of as happy hour—consuming multiple drinks before dinner—but traditionally, aperitivo is a millennia-old ritual that stems from sipping a single drink with herbal, bitter flavors to stimulate the appetite. —Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Ahead, 50 front porch ideas—big and small—to transform the home entrance into anything from a favorite new book nook to a happy hour hotspot. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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