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单词 happy hour
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happy hour

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noun

a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.

Origin of happy hour

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby happy hour

happy-clappy, happy dust, happy event, happy family, happy-go-lucky, happy hour, happy hunting ground, Happy Jack, happy medium, happy-puppet syndrome, happy release
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Example sentences from the Web for happy hour

  • With a Republican frontrunner weaker than a happy-hour margarita and a significantly reshuffled deck of challengers.

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  • They should spend more time in the kitchen and less time worrying about the specials and happy-hour board.

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British Dictionary definitions for happy hour

happy hour

noun

a time, usually in the early evening, when some pubs or bars sell drinks at reduced prices
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with happy hour

happy hour

A period in the late afternoon or early evening when a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. For example, The hotel bar has a happy hour from five to seven every day. [1960s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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