"oh dark hundred" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From military time, in which hours before 10:00 am are prefixed with a zero, read as "oh", and 00 minutes is read as "hundred", as in oh five-hundred for 5:00 am. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} oh dark hundred
  1. (idiomatic) Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake) Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: crack of dawn, stupid o'clock, wee small hours, early morning, 0-dark-hundred Related terms: 0-dark-thirty, dark thirty, oh dark thirty, zero dark thirty

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