graveyard slot

noun

Etymology

From graveyard + slot, from the analogy of death to absence, see also dead air, dead silence/dead silent.

  1. derived from sluten
  2. derived from *slutą
  3. derived from *slot
  4. derived from slot
  5. derived from slot
  6. inherited from slot
  7. compounded as graveyard slot — “graveyard + slot

Definitions

  1. A time period, especially very late at night, during which the audience is very small…

    A time period, especially very late at night, during which the audience is very small compared to other times of the day.

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