graveyard slot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

graveyard slot graveyard slots

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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