oh dark thirty en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From U.S. military terminology, in which hours before 10:00 am are prefixed with a zero, read as "oh", as in 0530, oh five-thirty, for 5:30 am.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake).
I had to get up at oh dark thirty to catch a plane.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oh-dark-thirty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dark thirty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zero dark thirty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 0-dark-thirty | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
beer o'clock · oh dark hundred · 0-dark-hundred
Synonyms
dark o’clock · crack of dawn · wee small hours · stupid o'clock