Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lobster shift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: lob-ster shift
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours.

Example Sentences

"My boss stuck me on the lobster shift: I have to work from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m."

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

Inflected Forms

lobster shifts (plural)

Synonyms

graveyard shift midnight shift third shift

Questions

What does lobster shift mean?: a work shift that covers late evening and early morning hours.
Where does lobster shift come from?: 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

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