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beer o'clock
Knock off time. End of the work day when it's time to wind down with a beer. When somebody asks the time, instead of saying 5 o'clock you say beer o'clock: Is it almost beer o'clock?
Contributor's comments: I've never heard beer o'clock in this region. I lived there for 22 years but have heard it in Melbourne and my ex-husband, a Victorian, still uses it here in Sydney. He's passed it on to my son who now uses it amongst his friends here in Sydney.
Contributor's comments: We use this term in western QLD.
Contributor's comments: Also used extensively in Bendigo.
Contributor's comments: Also used in Northern SA.
Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] I have never heard of this at all.
Contributor's comments: I have lived in Brisbane all my life and beer o'clock has been in common usage for at least 20 years that I know of.
Contributor's comments: I've lived in Sydney all my life and have known this term to be used in Sydney for most of that time.
Contributor's comments: beer o'clock is the common term for 5pm close of business throughout Sydney & North Sydney CBD.
Contributor's comments: The term 'beer o'clock' can refer to any time of the day you may feel like a beer. particularly after strenuous physical work or whilst away camping. During the working week 'beer o'clock' is certainly around the time you knock off from work...
Contributor's comments: I thought 'beer o'clock' came from 'The Simpsons'.
Contributor's comments: Never heard this used at all in Sydney. Heard the expression once in a song played by a Canberra or Melbourne band (the chorus involved audience participation. The singer would call "what's the time" and the audience replied "beer o'clock!")
Contributor's comments: Former Triple M radio hosts Club Veg used to sign off with this and where I work we always use it!
Contributor's comments: I have in various regions of the eastern half of Australia and beer o'clock is quite common for any time you want a beer.
Contributor's comments: When 'knock off' time comes around it is always refered to as beer o'clock where I work [Nth Coast Qld].
Contributor's comments: This is also a common term in the Cairns region.
Contributor's comments: This is used all the time in Tassie.
Contributor's comments: Known this term for years - first heard in Katoomba.