graveyard shift
–noun | 1. | a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours. |
| 2. | those who work this shift. |
Origin: 1905–10, Americanism
middle watch
–noun Nautical. | the watch from midnight until 4 a.m. |
Origin: 1605–15
Slang Dictionary
graveyard shift
- n.
the night shift of work in a factory, usually starting at about midnight. (See also swing shift.) : The pay is pretty good on the graveyard shift.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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