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

But traffic picked up during the Christmas season, and the company grossed $3,200 its first year, even as David continued his day job working sixty-hour weeks as a manager at department store TG&Y. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Fold 8’s folding display steals the spotlight, but don’t overlook its day job as a phone. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

The appointment comes amid a busy few weeks for Tsui at his day job. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

The company formed when brothers and co-owners Trey and Will Sims quit their day jobs to start making pickles commercially with their friend Andy Anderson. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 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