day job

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Etymology

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 job (plural day jobs)

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

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