lobster shift

English

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 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lobster shift (plural lobster shifts)

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

Translations

a work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours

• Bulgarian: нощна смяна f (noštna smjana)
• Portuguese: pescoção (pt) m