side hustle

noun

variants or less commonly side-hustle
plural side hustles also side-hustles
: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job
These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.Kitsap Sun
The best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.Emory Wheel (Emory University)
Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?Jan Cortes
We all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.Alissa Carpenter

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Rachel Wells is a Forbes contributor and freelance writer who covers remote and flexible working, freelancing, side hustles, skill development, and AI, for ... Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Dickinson sat down for a two-and-a-half hour podcast interview about his life, career and side hustles with Roll, who has recently interviewed the likes of Tom Holland and Orlando Bloom. Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Your side hustle’s sales history is full of peaks and valleys. Megan Sauer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 At least one teenager at every U.S. high school is making $10,000 or more each year thanks to accessible side hustles on apps like TikTok, Depop, and Twitch. L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side hustle 

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of side hustle was in 1950

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“Side hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20hustle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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