side hustle
noun
variants
or less commonly side-hustle
plural side hustles also side-hustles
: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job
These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.—
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Kitsap SunThe best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.—Emory Wheel (Emory University)
Emory Wheel (Emory University)Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?—Jan Cortes
Jan CortesWe all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.—Alissa Carpenter
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The lesson from this side hustle is that e-commerce is not passive.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
On paper, graduates are still better protected against unemployment; in practice, many of them feel stuck in underpaid roles, squeezed by rent and student loans, and watching people without degrees build strong careers through trades, startups, or side hustles.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Meitner encourages them to keep saving, ask for a raise or take on a side hustle.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 May 2026
Their side hustle is sputtering toward some sort of finish line, the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund having pulled the cashflow that made LIV so appealing in the first place.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
On paper, graduates are still better protected against unemployment; in practice, many of them feel stuck in underpaid roles, squeezed by rent and student loans, and watching people without degrees build strong careers through trades, startups, or side hustles.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Meitner encourages them to keep saving, ask for a raise or take on a side hustle.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 May 2026
Their side hustle is sputtering toward some sort of finish line, the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund having pulled the cashflow that made LIV so appealing in the first place.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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“Side hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20hustle. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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