happy hour

happy hour
   a period when a bar sells alcohol more cheaply
   A period, not necessarily of sixty minutes, when people stopping work are encouraged in theory to drop in, relax, and relieve the tensions of the day, but in reality to drink too much and arrive home drunk, broke, and late:
    I bought two more [beers]: it was, after all, happy hour. (Theroux, 1979)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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