"graveyard slot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: graveyard slots [plural]
Etymology: From graveyard + slot, from the analogy of death to absence, see also dead air, dead silence/dead silent. Etymology templates: {{com|en|graveyard|slot}} graveyard + slot Head templates: {{en-noun}} graveyard slot (plural graveyard slots)
  1. (television) A time period during which a television audience is very small compared to other times of the day. Wikipedia link: graveyard slot Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: death slot
    Sense id: en-graveyard_slot-en-noun-poQ9E6k6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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