Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drinking-up time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: drink-ing-up -time
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time when customers in a public house should finish consuming their drinks, before closing time.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

drinking-up times (plural)

Questions

What does drinking-up time mean?: The time when customers in a public house should finish consuming their drinks, before closing time.

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