lobster shift
lobster shift · lobster shifts
A work shift that covers late evening and early morning hoursA work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours.
Meaning
1 sensesA work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours.
My boss stuck me on the lobster shift: I have to work from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Maybe from British journalism, a lob being English slang for a yokel, and the "lobster shiMaybe from British journalism, a lob being English slang for a yokel, and the "lobster shift" being the overnight shift usually given to young inexperienced journalists, to keep them out of the daily mainstream stories. American Heritage 1993
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Forms
plural: lobster shifts| Singular | lobster shift |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsgraveyard shiftthird shiftmidnight shift