noun: to describe a work shift that starts at 9:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm. So named after the 1980
Paramount Pictures movie, "
Nine to Five", starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and
Lily Tomlin as women office workers. Dolly Parton recorded the movie's theme song, entitled "Nine to Five", which became a #1 hit on the Billboard charts in the same year as the movie's release.
"Hey Nick, you're working a
Dolly Parton shift tomorrow. You are working from
9 to 5."
"I did a Dolly Parton shift today."
"Damn yo, I ain't got time fo this shit...I
work late...I ain't got no Dolly Parton schedule!"