last call

noun

In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.

Meanings

nounlast call (countable and uncountable, plural last calls)

plural last calls

  1. countableuncountableIn a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.

    I'm wedged in between a couple of squealing woo girls who are guzzling margs like it's last call […]

    2022, Jennifer Bonds, Catching Quinn
    2 more examples

    Late in the evening, Mick left with a parishioner who asked for counseling, and I sat at the bar until last call.

    2010, John Reimringer, Vestments

    Boston isn’t the only city eyeing later last calls—and later business hours in general—as a means to juice local business and give downtowns a more youthful edge and vibrant, cosmopolitan feel.

    2014 March 7, Brad Tuttle, “Drink Up! Later Last Call Coming to a City Near You?”, in Time

    Synonyms: last orders

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.

Also see

Translations

Finnish valomerkki
  • valomerkkiannouncement
French dernier appel
  • dernier appelannouncement
German letzte Runde
  • letzte Rundeannouncement
Hungarian utolsó rendelés/kör
  • utolsó rendelés/körannouncement
Italian ultimo giro
  • ultimo giroannouncement
Japanese ラストオーダー, オーダーストップ
  • ラストオーダー (rasutōodā)announcement
  • オーダーストップ (ōdā sutoppu)announcement
Polish ostatnia szansa żeby zamówić
  • ostatnia szansa żeby zamówićannouncement
Romanian ultima strigare
  • ultima strigareannouncement
Russian после́дний звон
  • после́дний звон (poslédnij zvon)announcement
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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