Cinq à sept
Cinq à sept (French: [sɛ̃kasɛt], literally 'five to seven') is a French-language term for activities taking place after work and before returning home (sometimes using overtime as an excuse), or for having dinner (roughly between 5 and 7 p.m.).
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It may also be written as 5 à 7 or 5@7.
In France
Cinq à sept originally referred to a time for a tryst, and consequently is a metonym for visit to one's mistress, an extramarital affair, and the mistress involved. It derived from the time of day French people would make such a visit. It is still commonly considered as the time of day to meet one's mistress or lover, and the term implies a sexual liaison (as opposed to the Quebecois habit).
References
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