odd job
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odd job
noun odd jobs · odd-job · oddjob
- A spell of temporary employment. They believe that when a partnership works as well as theirs has, you shouldn't analyze it too much. Success came in the midforties when Paramount hired them for the musical equivalent of odd jobs.
- A task of an incidental, unspecialized nature. I like doing odd jobs around the house.
verb odd jobs · odd jobbing · odd jobbed · odd-job · oddjob
- Alternative form of odd-job "I hope, sir," pleaded the abashed Mr. Cruncher, "that a gentleman like yourself wot I've had the honour of odd jobbing till I'm grey at it, would think twice about harming of me, even if it wos so—I don't say it is, but even if it wos."
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noun temporary job
| Español | chapuza, changa, pituto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 臨時工 /临时工 línshígōng |
| Português | bico |
| Français | petit boulot |
| Deutsch | Zeitarbeit |
| Italiano | lavoro occasionale |
| Русский | вре́менная рабо́та vrémennaja rabóta |
noun task of incidental nature
| Português | biscate, serviço |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gelegenheitsarbeit |
| Русский | случа́йная рабо́та slučájnaja rabóta |
Talk about this word "odd job." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/odd%20job. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. odd job. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20job "odd job." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20job.
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@misc{odd_job_2026,
title = {odd job},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20job},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
