wee small hours
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Scots wee sma' hours (first attested in 1819).
Noun
[edit]wee small hours pl (normally plural, singular wee small hours)
- (informal) The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
- He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.
Usage notes
[edit]Within the context of a sentence, almost always used with the definite article "the", especially, or a demonstrative adjective.
Synonyms
[edit]- (very early morning): oh dark thirty, small hours, wee hours; see also Thesaurus:early morning
Translations
[edit]very early morning
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