day job

noun

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

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Lee Weyland and Matt Haaga, both with CORE Real Estate Partners, with additional investors, are developing the mixed-use building as a separate investment project from their day jobs. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2025 As his writing career blossomed, Herz retired from his full-time day job. Michael Williams, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 The rail network's pet-friendly option also became more popular during the rise of remote work in recent years, as more people spent time away from home while logging on to their day jobs, said Amtrak Senior Public Relations Manager Marc Magliari. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Members, many of whom held day jobs as firefighters and law enforcement officers, were paid when they were deployed, according to Coggan and the current members. Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for day job 

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Feb. 2025.

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