wee small hours

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wee small hours

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From Scots wee sma' hours (first attested in 1819).

noun wee small hour

  1. informal, plural, plural normally Synonym of wee hours. He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.

    Similar: wee hours

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@misc{wee_small_hours_2026,
  title = {wee small hours},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wee%20small%20hours},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}