"o-dark-thirty" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: By analogy with "o-three-thirty" (0330), "o-four-thirty" (0430), "o-five-thirty" (0530), and similar times as often expressed on the 24-hour clock—early morning hours that archetypally share the characteristics of a still-dark/nighttime sky and a distastefully early time of rising/arousal; the letter o in these terms comes from the /oʊ/-for-zero pronunciation, which (despite its conflated nature) is idiomatically widespread (just as it also is in "two-point-oh" for "2.0", for example); thus, it is not homologous to the o' in o'clock. Etymology templates: {{m|en|o'}} o', {{m|en|o'clock}} o'clock Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} o-dark-thirty (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The wee hours. Wikipedia link: 24-hour clock Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-o-dark-thirty-en-noun-C6-gBlA5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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