graveyard shift

Etymology
By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.

Pronunciation

 * See graveyard and shift.

Noun

 * 1) A night shift, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: нощна смяна
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 大夜班, 大夜
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: νυχτερινή βάρδια
 * Russian: ночна́я сме́на