day job

noun

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

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For example, your active role is your income-producing work, your day job. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 But with Trump continually announcing new trade duties targeting Chinese goods, Linden fears for his entire livelihood, not just for the future of his dream product, since his day job is also in the industry. Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 30 June 2025 As foreign-news manager at The Sunday Times, in London, from 1945 to 1962, Fleming had a busy day job. Tobias Grey, Air Mail, 21 June 2025 Councilwoman Crystal Murillo, who in her day job serves as executive director of the social justice advocacy group Colorado People’s Alliance, thinks higher compensation would broaden the pool of hopefuls who might seek office. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for day job

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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Aug. 2025.

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