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swing shift
noun
: a scheduled period of work that begins in the afternoon and ends at night
Full Definition of SWING SHIFT
1
: the work shift between the day and night shifts (as from 4 p.m. to midnight)
2
: a group of workers in a factory operating seven days a week that work as needed to permit the regular shift workers to have one or more free days per week
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First Known Use of SWING SHIFT
1940
Rhymes with SWING SHIFT
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