Midnight Oil
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A phrase used in the expression 'burning the midnight oil,' meaning working late into the night, especially to meet deadlines or finish difficult technical work. In tech it often appears in descriptions of crunch, launch pushes, or focused solo work.
In plain English: Late-night work done to finish something demanding.
Example: "They were burning the midnight oil to stabilize the release before Monday."