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

For several years, the pair made their product themselves in a rental kitchen, wearing hairnets and working through the production process after their day jobs. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Travis Kelce reminded Chiefs fans on Sunday that one of his other day jobs is ambassador — and model — for preppy clothing brand Tommy Hilfiger. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

The popular show took on a life of its own, however, becoming his day job and spawning a Netflix series. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Jane Bargmann, global managing partner of private equity, industrial and life sciences at H&S noted a growing trend of leaders ditching their day jobs for a full-time board career. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 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