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baja midnight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
ba-ja mid-night
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time of night when one is tired or feels as if it were midnight before it actually is, usually considered to be between 8pm and 9pm local time.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

The earliest known use of the term is from the southern cape of Baja California, as used by the windsurfers and fishermen from the United States. Its earliest use has been placed to 1990, Los Barrilles, BCS, though it may have been in use prior to that time.

Usage

Questions

What does baja midnight mean?
A time of night when one is tired or feels as if it were midnight before it actually is, usually considered to be between 8pm and 9pm local time.
Where does baja midnight come from?
The earliest known use of the term is from the southern cape of Baja California, as used by the windsurfers and fishermen from the United States. Its earliest use has been placed to 1990, Los Barrilles, BCS, though it may have been in use prior to that time.

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