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!

The Sun is over the yardarm by MorkFromOrk December 18, 2011

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yadidamean

you know what i mean? used widely in the bay area

"we make the party go dumb, yadidamean?"

yadidamean by Jaked September 22, 2005

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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.

Sun is past the yardarm by tagtech March 18, 2011

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yariana

The most litty person u will ever meet.Always positive and tries her best to make people smile/laugh. May fool you by her sweet personality but she's an actual SAVAGE.

Always Be yourself , but if you can be Yariana BE Yariana

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