lobster shift
nounEtymology 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
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.
- Synonyms
- graveyard shift, midnight shift, third shift