day job

noun

: one's regular employment as contrasted with an occasional, secondary, or coveted job

Examples of day job in a Sentence

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Many of the new apps and ideas for the Vision Pro are coming from independent developers, hacking on the weekends while holding down day jobs. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025 His day job is at a do-good social institute for metro area residents, founded by former Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 There was a friend to pick up at LAX airport that night, and her day job working for the artist Paul McCarthy was busy in a good way. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 But after turning down a promotion at his day job, he’s approached with a business proposition that takes him and his girlfriend to a lakehouse outside the city, only to be hunted and stalked in a violent shoot-em-up by a crazed mob. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day job

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day job was in 1971

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“Day job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20job. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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