worknight
English
Etymology
work + night
Noun
worknight (plural worknights)
- 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.
Usage notes
In sense "night before working day", typically indicates evenings of Sunday to Thursday, which is the prior range of days to coordinate term workday, namely Monday through Friday, and hence a potential source of confusion.
Synonyms
- (Sunday through Thursday nights): school night
Coordinate terms
- workday
See also
- school night
- weeknight
Anagrams
- night work, nightwork