yard arm

an erection, derived from hard on, see wordbonerword, wordstiffyword

oh my, that sailor has a yard arm as big as a fence post.
yes, i'd like to post myself on that one.

by deviant July 24, 2003

The Sun is over the yardarm

The yardarms on a sailing ship are the horizontal timbers or spars mounted on the masts, from which the square sails are hung. (The word yard here is from an old Germanic word for a pointed stick, the source also of our unit of measurement.) At certain times of year it will seem from the deck that the sun has risen far enough up the sky that it is above the topmost yardarm. In summer in the north Atlantic, where the phrase seems to have originated, this would have been at about 11am. This was by custom and rule the time of the first rum issue of the day to officers and men (the officers had their tots neat, the men’s diluted). It seems that officers in sailing ships adopted a custom, even when on shore, of waiting until this time before taking their first alcoholic drink of the day.

Can we have a drink? Yes, the sun is over the yardarm!

by MorkFromOrk December 18, 2011

Sun is past the yardarm

It is an old naval term, it means the bar is open. It is late enough in the day to start drinking.

The sun is past the yardarm, it is time for a drink.

by tagtech March 18, 2011

sun is over the yardarm

Time for happy hour to begin.

She grieved over her husband for a whole year. But now it seems like the sun is over the yardarm for her.

by AutumnLeaves May 6, 2007

the sun is over the yardarm

Pirate talk for it's time to drink(alcohol)

Uh-oh, the sun is over the yardarm, we better get to the bar.

by joe.lucido October 14, 2008