last call
noun
US
: the time when the customers in a place where drinks are sold (such as a bar) are told that they can order one more drink before it closes
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In New Hampshire’s White Mountain skiing hubs, like the North Conway region, last call for skiing usually happens around mid-April.
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Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
So, much like any other drunk at the bar, Lasher chooses not to hear Evelyn announce last call and instead grabs her arm and refuses to leave.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Getty Images Downing Flaming Sambuca shots at last call may seem like a good idea at the time, but come sunrise your body most likely won’t be thanking you for it.
—Emily Peck, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Within these areas, WalletHub considered more than 60 metrics, including restaurants per capita, the time of last call, and the average price for a three-star hotel room.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
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Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
So, much like any other drunk at the bar, Lasher chooses not to hear Evelyn announce last call and instead grabs her arm and refuses to leave.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Getty Images Downing Flaming Sambuca shots at last call may seem like a good idea at the time, but come sunrise your body most likely won’t be thanking you for it.
—Emily Peck, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Within these areas, WalletHub considered more than 60 metrics, including restaurants per capita, the time of last call, and the average price for a three-star hotel room.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Last call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20call. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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