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graveyard shift

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A work shift that runs during the early morning hours, as from midnight to 8 AM.
  • noun The workers on such a shift.

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  • noun A night shift in a factory or other place of work, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
  • noun workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

Etymologies

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By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.

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