Baja Midnight

noun

A time of night when one is tired or feels as if it were midnight before it actually is, usually considered to be between 8pm and 9pm local time.

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Meanings

nounBaja Midnight (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableBaja CaliforniaA time of night when one is tired or feels as if it were midnight before it actually is, usually considered to be between 8pm and 9pm local time.

Origin

The earliest known use of the term is from the southern cape of Baja California, as used by the windsurfers and fishermen from the United States. Its earliest use has been placed to 1990, Los Barrilles, BCS, though it may have been in use prior to that time.

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APA

Baja Midnight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baja%20Midnight

MLA

“Baja Midnight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baja%20Midnight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baja Midnight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baja%20Midnight.

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