the great shift

The era when watching anime became socially cool in spring 2025, marking the end of hiding for anime fans.

I was watching anime back when it was socially ostracized before the great shift.

by verulam April 20, 2025

truckers gear shift

It's when an artist or band is trying to make their song just a little bit longer, but have no additional lyrics. So they sing the chorus another time or two in a higher octave.

REM is notorious for doing this.

You can tell John ran out of lyrics, cuz he hit the truckers gear shift like he was headed east on the 10.

by Agencylament December 14, 2020

Lunch Shift Friend

A coworker who you friend during the lunch shift because both of your real friends normally work dinner. When dinner shift arrives, you go your separate ways and do not acknowledge each other.

I realized we were only lunch shift friends when dinner shift arrived and she basically ignored me.

by Lunchann November 25, 2017

Shift worker

Someone who is never fun at parties and tells everyone how unsociable their hours are.

I can’t come for tea tonight, I’m a shift worker. Im on nights a week on Thursday.

by bounty67 December 28, 2017

Shift

Used to describe a good play or game of sports in the UK

GG boys that was a hell of a shift

by UK slang October 23, 2019

Night Shift

When you don't get sacked for being an utter creepy predator but instead get offered a job on night shift to watch folk sleep.

Hey Rolf! What happened to creepy Jimmy?

Ah I forgot to tell you Gary, he's now on the night shift!

by Bollock tucker November 3, 2022

The B shift

There are three shifts to work on the fire department a ABC shift, both the A shift and the C shift agree that B shift is the worst shift.

The phrase “ Fucking B shift” commonly used by A and C shifters. Did the B shift check out the truck this morning. Probably not fucking ab shift

by Lil-p May 24, 2023