worknight

English

Etymology

From work +‎ night.

Noun

worknight (plural worknights)

1. A night during which work is done.
2. 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