Meanings
- idiomaticinformaluncountableThe time to begin social drinking.
When it's drinks o'clock, pour ice into a cocktail shaker as well as 350 ml/12 fl oz/1½ cups of the drink mixture.
2014, Jonas Cramby, Tex-Mex From Scratch2 more examples
On one occasion I saw him standing behind the bar so vividly that at first glance I thought it was my husband, Stu, preparing for drinks o'clock!
2013, Barbara Parks, Embracing the Spirits, page 29That afternoon, ahead of the usual drinks o'clock in the Muromets bar, he took the fire bucket into his room, carefully counted out the fag ends and tipped the contents onto a spread newspaper.
2016, John Lawton, The Unfortunate Englishman
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drinks o'clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinks%20o'clock
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