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 Brownie Marie: So, not many people know this, but my day job has been in tech for about 10 years now. —

Essence, 7 May 2024 After the third season, Wall went all in, quitting her day job to make more time for snakes. —

Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for day job

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