"oh dark thirty" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-oh dark thirty.ogg Forms: 0-dark-thirty [alternative], oh-dark-thirty [alternative], zero 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. Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake). Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: crack of dawn, stupid o'clock, wee small hours, early morning Related terms: 0-dark-hundred, oh dark hundred, dark thirty
    Sense id: en-oh_dark_thirty-en-noun-Dz9QJC-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "word": "crack of dawn"
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          "word": "stupid o'clock"
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          "word": "wee small hours"
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      "word": "crack of dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "stupid o'clock"
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      "word": "wee small hours"
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