day job

noun

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

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Nowadays, her day job consists of writing high school curricula for an education technology company. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 After doing the same for herself during annual trips to Korea, in 2019 Seo began curating bespoke itineraries for beauty tourists as a side gig to her day job as an investment banker. Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025 Television ‘Empire’ star Terrence Howard quitting his day job? Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 And Monday through Thursday are spent at his day job: The Daily Show. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day job

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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 20 May. 2025.

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