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oh dark thirty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
oh -dark- thir-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From U.S. military terminology, in which hours before 10:00 am are prefixed with a zero, read as "oh", as in 0530, oh five-thirty, for 5:30 am.

Inflected Forms

0-dark-thirty (alternative) oh-dark-thirty (alternative) zero dark thirty (alternative) dark thirty (alternative)

Phrases

0-dark-hundred oh dark hundred beer o'clock

Frequently Paired Words

0-dark-hundred oh dark hundred beer o'clock

Synonyms

crack of dawn dark o’clock stupid o'clock wee small hours

Questions

What does oh dark thirty mean?
Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake).
Where does oh dark thirty come from?
From U.S. military terminology, in which hours before 10:00 am are prefixed with a zero, read as "oh", as in 0530, oh five-thirty, for 5:30 am.

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