oh dark thirty

Meaning

Noun

  • Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake).

Origin

  • 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.

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