day job

noun

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

Examples of day job in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This summer, before football season starts and Ross’s day job calls him back to the field, Keyland will join the Texas group Uncle Lucius on a run through Colorado, Montana, and Oklahoma, including stops in Colorado rock rooms the Belly Up Aspen and the Fox Theater in Boulder. —Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to uncover the truth, using her mind-numbing day job digitizing records at the local police station as a platform. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Unlike being a San Francisco city administrator, on the clock seven days a week, being Pinole’s city manager will be a more manageable five-day job. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

With Big Bang as his day job, the Illinois native carved out time for a handful of other projects. —Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day job

• kebab
• nawab
• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• knob
• lob