a hair past a freckle noun1 •(humorous) Said when asked the time, humorously indicating that one does not know or does not care to check, or that one is not wearing a wristwatch and that nothing is to be seen on the wrist but hairs and freckles."What time is it?" she said.¶ "A hair past a freckle," he said, pretending to look at his wrist. — 1987
