happy hour

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happy hour

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US origin, 1950s.

noun happy hours

  1. countable, uncountable A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price. Yes, happy hour. A great American invention for spending quality time with spouse, soused.
  2. countable, uncountable Any small gathering, usually in the afternoon or early evening, set aside to relax and have a drink.
  3. Cockney, countable, in plural, slang, uncountable Flowers.

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noun pub discount drinking hours

Españolhora feliz
Portuguêshappy hour
Français5 à 7
DeutschHappy Hour
Italianohappy hour
Русскийсчастли́вый час sčastlívyj čas
العربيةسَاعَة سَعِيدَة

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@misc{happy_hour_2026,
  title = {happy hour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happy%20hour},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}