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lobster shift en · NOUN

Etymology

Maybe 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

Meanings

1. a 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.

Forms

Synonyms

third shift · midnight shift · graveyard shift

Translations (2)

bg нощна смяна (a work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours) · pt pescoção (a work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours)