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day job


day job

noun

Definition of DAY JOB

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

First Known Use of DAY JOB

1977

Rhymes with DAY JOB

bedaub, corncob, demob, doorknob, heartthrob, hobnob, macabre, McJob, memsahib, nabob, nawab, plumb bob, Punjab, snow job, stop knob, Welsh cob

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