Definition of zero dark thirty
zero dark thirty
- from the military time 00:30 (thirty minutes after midnight) used to refer to a very early starting time.
I had to leave home at zero dark thirty to get to Wausau in time for the meeting.
by Grinder, Green Bay, WI, USA, Mar 10 1999.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- thirty: o-dark-thirty – seven thirty
- zero: gittin' off zero – zero – (show 2 more)
- dark: dark – dark horse – (show 4 more)
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