21 for 21 n.— «The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and then try to down 21 shots in the...
power hour n.— «The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and then try to down 21 shots in the...
snooker clause n.— «It is called a “snooker clause” in legislative parlance—a last-minute insert into a dense and hurried midnight bill that, if ever disclosed after passage, always leaves legislators shocked, shocked at how such an undemocratic...
stagette
n.— «Following an informal “stagette” dance a midnight feast of ices and cakes was served.» —“Social and Personal” Fayetteville Democrat (Ark.) July 14, 1920. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)