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day job definition

day job

a regular, full-time job, esp. as distinct from some other pursuit that is less remunerative and more uncertain

Etymology: from the usual hours of such a job

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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