" half hour "

 [ "half-hour power" ]

1: A college drinking game in which the participant(s) must take 30 shots of beer in 30 minutes at the rate of one shot per minute, often used as a pregaming tactic before the real partying begins. More daring players may attempt an hour power, which follows the same rules over the course of an hour.

  * e.g.,  ... "Yo, you going to the frat party tonight?" 

 [ "A Gentleman's Half Hour" ]

1: A time when one feels it most polite to retire to a quiet space for a half hour slumber. A short rejuvenating snooze.

  * e.g.,  ... Corporal: "Sir, the Germans are advancing on our front lines as we speak" Captain: "How long do we have, old boy?" Corporal: "Just under an hour, sir" Captain: "Not to worry, my good man, Ill still have time for A Gentleman's Half Hour in that case, before the battle" 

 [ "Dad Half Hour" ]

1: A length of time described by a father as half an hour when in reality it is a period of 10 to 15 minutes.

  * e.g.,  ... Dad on phone with son: I'll pick you up in half an hour 

 [ "Half hour news hour" ]

1: A conservative comedy show on the "neutral" FOX news network.

  * e.g.,  ... Person A: Did you see that recent episode of the half hour news hour? 

 [ "Half hour news hour" ]

2: A good example of epic fail.

  * e.g.,  ... Person B: Yea those idiots have the humor level of a 3rd grader. 

 [ "Half hour shower of power." ]

1: When you have a 30 minute shower, most likely it's not needed and you coulda made due with a 10 minuter.

  * e.g.,  ... person 1 - what the hell were you doing in there? 

 [ "half-hour clock technique" ]

1: noun: a clock-watching form of procrastination, in which the procrastinator schedules the "start time" of a dreaded task based on the next "half-hour" mark of the clock. For example, if the clock reads "1:35", a procrastinator employing the half-hour clock technique will start the task when the clock strikes "2:00", usually filling in this time gap with activities such as web surfing and masturbation. The technique is popular amongst perfectionists, numerologists, the obsessive compulsive and unemployed spectrum of procrastinators.

  * e.g.,  ... Hey, it's 4:4 Did you finish writing that cover letter? Actually I did not. I was waiting till 5:00 to start. I'm using the half-hour clock technique. 

 [ "Half-Hour Sit Down Shower" ]

1: The Ultimate Hangover cure.

  * e.g.,  ... Nicki was so bombed last night she said the only cure this morning was a half-hour sitdown shower. That hangover was so bad it required not one, but two half-hour sit down showers! 

 [ "Half-Hour Sit Down Shower" ]

2: The morning after partying a little too hard, you go into the shower intending on waking yourself up, but find yourself too tired and sit down.

 [ "Half-Hour Sit Down Shower" ]

3: Can go from fifteen minutes to upwards of an hour (depending on how big your hot water tank is)

 [ "The long neverending demented cartoon movie that lasts almost like, half a fucking HOUR, damn you! I hate myself, go to hell. 400000004!" ]

1: I don't know, I'm just really, really drunk.

  * e.g.,  ... You looked this up? 

 [ "Happy half hour" ]

1: The time the bartenders give black people.

  * e.g.,  ... Bartender to black patrons- Since I am in a generous mood, I've decided to give you all one extra happy half hour, I will not cut you off early today. 

 [ "Asian Half Hour" ]

1: A unit of time used to measure the duration of a break when the true figure is unknown.

  * e.g.,  ... Person 1 - I'm going to go grab some of mama's home cooked lamb! Person 2 - You know when your back? Person 1 - Asian half hour...