Definition of second shift
second shift
- the "shift" of work handled by women at home, consisting of housework. (The "first shift" being their job.)
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 15 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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- second
- play second fiddle - to be in a supporting role, not a leading one.
- second - a brief period of time more than a second.
- second base - see get to 2nd base.
- sloppy seconds - in general, having to go second.
- shift
- graveyard shift - the work shift at night, usually around midnight to eight in the morning.
- shift - to "French kiss"; "snog".
- swing shift - a work shift that takes place in the evening, usually from 4pm-midnight
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