a regular, full-time job, esp. as distinct from some other pursuit that is less remunerative and more uncertain
Origin of day job
from the usual hours of such a jobday job
day jobWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"day job." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job>.
APA Style
day job. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job
day job
noun
One's primary job, usually during conventional work hours, in contrast to other secondary or preferred pursuits that provide little or no income.
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"day job." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job>.
APA Style
day job. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job
Noun
(plural day jobs)
- One's main mean of income, during the daytime.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"day job." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job>.
APA Style
day job. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/day-job
