wine o'clock

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Noun

wine o'clock (uncountable)

1. (slang, humorous) The time of the first glass of wine (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
   • 2000 August 31, The Evil Queen [username], “Re: Where ya from?”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom‎^[1] (Usenet):

     (mm - how long till wine o'clock? Damn, I think it's still about 3 or 4 hours!)

   • 2014, Binki Laidler, Staying Sober: How to Control the Drink Demon‎^[2], Accent Press, →ISBN:

     Then I'd spend Saturday a bundle of hangover nerves, waiting for Saturday wine o'clock to make it disappear.

   • 2014, Belinda Williams, The Boyfriend Sessions‎^[3], Momentum, →ISBN:

     Thank God it was wine o'clock.
     I gulped, rather than sipped my glass of wine, then fell back in the armchair.

Related terms

• beer o'clock
• drinks o'clock