early doors
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
When English pubs closed in the afternoon, customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening were known as 'early doors'.
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Adjective [edit]
early doors (not comparable)
- (Northern England) Early, near the start or beginning
Adverb [edit]
early doors (not comparable)
- (Northern England) Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Noun [edit]
- (Cockney rhyming slang) woman's drawers.
