a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks:
happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
Origin
1960-65
Examples from the web for happy hour
Forming a support group is as easy as inviting a few friends to lunch or happy hour.
Early happy hour is pretty standard across the board, typically with deep discounts on food and booze.
In the evening, after happy hour, he turned sybarite.
The ads are aimed at younger urban professionals who look forward to other parts of the day besides happy hour.
Eating out and happy hour at the bar can be fun, but take caution.
During happy hour, people come from all over the city to take advantage of the drink specials and lower prices.
Three lunch specials are available, which include the curry of the day, and happy hour takes place at the bar.
The bar has weekday happy hour specials, and the extensive wine and beer list offers imported and domestic choices.
The restaurant is located at the beach and offers daily happy hour specials.
There is a daily happy hour from four to seven in the evening.
British Dictionary definitions for happy hour
happy hour
noun
1.
a time, usually in the early evening, when some pubs or bars sell drinks at reduced prices
Word Origin and History for happy hour
"early evening period of discount drinks and free hors-d'oeuvres at a bar," first recorded 1961.
Slang definitions & phrases for happy hour
happy hour
noun phrase
The hour or so of relaxation with drinks after work; cocktail hour
A specified period of time, usually in early evening, in some restaurants and bars when drinks are sold at lower prices or when free food is provided (1980s+)
Idioms and Phrases with happy hour
happy hour
A period in the late afternoon or early evening when a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. For example, The hotel bar has a happy hour from five to seven every day. [ 1960s ]