day job

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day job

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From day + job, reflecting the archetypal form: one's job during the daytime, as contrasted with a second job that one works at night, on the night shift or graveyard shift.

noun day jobs · dayjob · day-job

One's principal job; one's regular means of income.
Opposite: night job, side job, side gig, side hustle

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@misc{day_job_2026,
  title = {day job},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/day%20job},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}