Six to quarter past

phr.

Heard in Cork

A two-hour children's disco, whimsically named for its brevity from six o'clock until a quarter past eight.

In use

I'm doing the 6 to quarter past disco tonight...

Posh English

I am hosting the abbreviated children's merrymaking session this evening.

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