Definition of second shift

second shift

• the "shift" of work handled by women at home, consisting of housework. (The "first shift" being their job.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Female Depression: Why Women Are Unhappier Than They've Been in Years", Elle, Rachael Combe, November 18 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 15 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'second':
play second fiddle	Definitions include: to be in a supporting role, not a leading one.
second	Definitions include: a brief period of time more than a second.
second base	Definitions include: see get to 2nd base.
sloppy seconds	Definitions include: in general, having to go second.
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graveyard shift	Definitions include: the work shift at night, usually around midnight to eight in the morning.
shift	Definitions include: to kiss a person with tongue-on-tongue contact; "French kiss"; "snog"; "make out".
swing shift	Definitions include: a work shift that takes place in the evening, usually from 4pm-midnight

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