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last call

[last kawl]

noun

  1. an announcement made in a bar shortly before service of alcoholic beverages ends (sometimes used attributively): I’m getting too old for last call hookups.

    We do last call 30 minutes before we close the doors, and we stop serving drinks 10 minutes after last call.

    I’m getting too old for last call hookups.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of last call1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
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Example Sentences

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Your mouth will be full of gauze or cotton balls and your eyes will be half-closed like last call at a sports bar.

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Emotional volatility was touched on in “Frog and Toad: Live in Concert!” from Last Call Theatre, one of the more prolific companies on the immersive scene.

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“Love Game” is Last Call’s eighth show in about three years, a relatively brisk production pace that has helped establish the young troupe as serious players on the L.A. immersive theater scene.

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“We put the power in the hands of the audience,” says Ashley Busenlener, Last Call’s executive director.

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Yet what truly sets Last Call apart is its desire to experiment with show themes and topics in the immersive space.

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