Graveyard-shift
noun
1.
a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
2.
those who work this shift.
noun
1.
(US) the working shift between midnight and morning
noun phrase
A working shift that begins at midnight or 2 AM (1907+)
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