lights out

lights out

noun
1.
Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.

Origin:
1865–70
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lights out
 
n
1.  the time when those resident at an institution, such as soldiers in barracks or children at a boarding school, are expected to retire to bed
2.  a fanfare or other signal indicating or signifying this

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lights out definition


  1. n.
    bedtime. : It's lights out, kids. Radios off, too!
  2. n.
    death; time to die. (Underworld.) : It's lights out for you, chum.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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