O'clockish

adv, slang

adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour. informal, not-comparable

    "We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives."

Example

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"We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives."

Etymology

From o'clock + -ish.

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