happy hour

noun

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

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 in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of happy hour from the Web

These 16, however, are going to be the ones everyone's discussing at happy hour.

— christopher rosa, Glamour, "17 Movies Everyone Will Be Watching This Spring," 6 Apr. 2018
The restaurant will inaugurate the baseball season with happy hour beginning at 2 p.m., offering a hot dog and 8th Wonder Dome Faux'm beer combo for $5.

— greg morago, Houston Chronicle, "Astros mural goes up at FM Kitchen & Bar," 2 Apr. 2018
Ricci confirmed there was an incident in May 2016, where Baker -- either during or after a happy hour drinks event at a bar in Washington -- called the staffer and left an abusive and threatening message.

— maegan vazquez, CNN, "Esty requests expedited review of staffer's dismissal," 2 Apr. 2018
Good to know: The hotel debuts its new lap pool, workout room and outdoor lounge complex later this spring. The Jackrabbit Bar’s daily happy hour runs 2 to 5 p.m., with DJs from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.

— jeanne cooper, San Francisco Chronicle, "Suite Spot: The Duniway Portland," 7 Mar. 2018
Just like the rest of us, the cast of Game of Thrones heads to happy hour to hang out after a long day of work.

— megan friedman, Esquire, "Who's Hiding in This Photo of the Game of Thrones Cast's Night Out Drinking?," 6 Mar. 2018
At Ginger, a sleek restaurant and bar on Fifth Avenue in Anchorage, managing partner Matt Gill says sales took a hit last year as people ordered fewer entrees, shared dishes and called more frequently to ask when happy hour is.

— annie zak, Anchorage Daily News, "For some Anchorage’s restaurants, ‘flat is the new up’," 14 Jan. 2018
From happy hour until all hours, artisan cocktails are served in the lobby's down-to-Earth, borderline Brooklyn-style bar.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Ultimate Guide to Pittsburgh, America's Most Underrated City," 17 Aug. 2016
From special happy hour deals to educational meet-the-maker nights to wine pong tournaments to the interesting food pairing occasions that follow, events of all kinds will unfold.

— grace dickinson, Philly.com, "Weirdest food pairing events to enjoy during Philly Wine Week," 20 Mar. 2018

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