graveyard shift
noun
a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
those who work this shift.
Also called
graveyard watch,
lobster shift.
Origin of graveyard shift
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby graveyard shift
gravesite,
gravestone,
gravettian,
graveyard,
graveyard orbit,
graveyard shift,
graveyard slot,
graveyard stew,
graveyard watch,
gravicembalo,
gravid
British Dictionary definitions for graveyard shift
graveyard shift
noun
US
the working shift between midnight and morning