Meaning of wine o'clock | Babel Free
Definitions
The time of the first glass of wine (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
humorous, slang, uncountable
Examples
“(mm - how long till wine o'clock? Damn, I think it's still about 3 or 4 hours!)”
“Then I'd spend Saturday a bundle of hangover nerves, waiting for Saturday wine o'clock to make it disappear.”
“Thank God it was wine o'clock. I gulped, rather than sipped my glass of wine, then fell back in the armchair.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.