"0-dark-hundred" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} 0-dark-hundred (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly US military slang) An otherwise unspecified time of night; some time when it is dark out. Tags: US, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: stupid o'clock, wee small hours, early morning Related terms: 0-dark-thirty, dark thirty, oh dark hundred, oh dark thirty, zero dark thirty, beer o'clock

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