"oh dark thirty" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-oh dark thirty.ogg [Australia] Forms: 0-dark-thirty [alternative], oh-dark-thirty [alternative], zero dark thirty [alternative], dark thirty [alternative]
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. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} oh dark thirty
  1. (idiomatic) Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: crack of dawn, dark o’clock, stupid o'clock, wee small hours Related terms: 0-dark-hundred, oh dark hundred, beer o'clock
    Sense id: en-oh_dark_thirty-en-noun-vEzn-DRD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Times of day

Alternative forms

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