Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stupid o'clock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: stupid o'-clock
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time of day, usually very late at night or very early in the morning, considered unreasonable or when one is prone to poor judgment.

Humorous; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] Is there an actual reason you've rung me at stupid o'clock, or did you just want to make me feel even worse about everything than I already do?'"
"FUCKING DOGS!!!!! That's both nights now. Waking me up at stupid o'clock in the morning with that stupid noise that comes out of their stupid mouths and making my stupid heart pump right through my chest!"
"The thing is, we've all posted things online at stupid o'clock. That's why they call it stupid o'clock."
"And that brings us to the end of the question-and-answer session for this truncated episode of the Drydock. Again, apologies for not being able to offer a full episode; however, at the time that I've got to this stage of the recording, I have about two to three hours before I need to go to sleep and then wake up at stupid o'clock to start the drive to Tankfest."

Usage

Synonyms

crack of dawn oh dark thirty wee small hours silly o'clock

Questions

What does stupid o'clock mean?: A time of day, usually very late at night or very early in the morning, considered unreasonable or when one is prone to poor judgment.

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