Colloquial Variant guide

beer o'clock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɪə(ɹ)əˈklɒk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɪə(ɹ)əʊˈklɒk/
  • General-American: /ˌbɪɹ əˈklɑk/
  • General-American: /ˌbɪɹ oʊˈklɑk/
  • General-American: /ˌbiə̯ɹ əˈklɑk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Time for a beer (the first of the day or otherwise).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, slang, uncountable

Examples

  • Questioner: What time is it? Answerer: It's beer o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oluen aika — time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day
  • Russian: пивнадцать часов (pivnadcatʹ časov) — time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day
  • Russian: пивнадцатый час (pivnadcatyj čas) — time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day
  • Ukrainian: пивнадцята година (pyvnadcjata hodyna) — time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day