"0-dark-thirty" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} 0-dark-thirty (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly US military slang) Half an hour past 12(am) midnight, or more formal and exact would be 00:30; The practice of adding “dark” and “thirty” (30) can be used sometimes as a slang term in place of an otherwise specific time a time of night, meaning some time when it is dark out between 00:01 - 05:00 hours local time. Tags: US, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: stupid o'clock, wee small hours, early morning Related terms: 0-dark-hundred, dark thirty, oh dark hundred, oh dark thirty, zero dark thirty, dark o’clock, beer o'clock

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