worknight

English

noun
Definitions
  • A night during which work is done.
  • An evening before a day one has to work; a school night for someone who works rather than goes to school; typically the evenings of Sunday to Thursday.

Etymology

Compound from English work (made of specified material) + English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense).

Origin

English

night

Gloss

noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense

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