day jobn.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪ ˌdʒɒb/, U.S.

/ˈdeɪ ˌdʒɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., job n.²

Etymology: < day n. + job n.²With quot. 1798 compare earlier day labour n.

1. A job in which the worker is paid by the day; a job which lasts a day.

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society > occupation and work > duties > [noun] > piece of work or task

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1798 H. More Black Giles (new ed.) in Cheap Repository Shorter Tracts 66 I hate your regular day-jobs, where one can't well avoid doing one's work for one's money.

1837 Rep. Select Comm. Internal Communication & Taxation 35 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 456) XX. 291 If they go straight forward, we will say from London to Windsor, which is 21 or 22 miles, they must pay 3d. per mile..; but if they bring the parties back, then that is denominated a day job.

1872 E. L. Linton True Hist. Joshua Davidson viii. 175 The Union turned us out. Joshua held on though, and we got day-jobs.

1924 Industr. Bull. (Albany, N.Y.) Apr. 168/1 The demand [for casual labour]..is filled from men registered in other groups who will take day jobs temporarily.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Mar. a5/4 Illegal African immigrants line up..hoping to be selected for menial day jobs that pay about $8.

2. A job in which the working hours are during the day (esp. as opposed to an evening or night shift). Hence: a person's main occupation, usually contrasted with an additional job or hobby carried out outside normal working hours, esp. in the evening or at night.

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1845 Observer 17 Nov. 1/5 Mrs. Gamp, who does not wear out the whole twenty-fours in one place, but refreshes herself by adjourning from a day job to a night one.

1876 Warren Republican (Williamsport, Indiana) 3 Aug. 4/5 The workmen are contented because most of them are employed in both the night and the day job.

1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 14 Dec. The night job was taken by Mr. S. S. Bell,..who left the day job at the American [Hotel] to accept it.

1900 Times 27 Oct. 13/2 The men..fill up time-bills and make their charges accordingly—so many day jobs, so many night jobs and so much overtime.

1930 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 153 Many Negroes hold two jobs: a day job and a sundown job.

1971 B. Sidran Black Talk ii. 38 Even today, black musicians call their day jobs ‘a slave’.

1999 Madison Apr. 32/2 Copywriters like to brag about the novel or screenplay in progress while lamenting the genius squandered on their day jobs.

3. colloquial. don't give up the (also your) day job and variants: used to express humorous scepticism about another person's (artistic) endeavour or talent, or to deter someone from a risky venture thought unlikely to succeed.

ΚΠ

1951 Billboard 16 June 3/2 Berle, I caught you on TV. Don't give up the day job.

1973 ‘Country Gazette’ (title of record) Don't give up your day job.

1982 N.Y. Times 16 May ii. 31 Mr. Perlman does fine, too, but he probably shouldn't give up the day job just yet.

2000 S. King On Writing 235 ‘You better not quit your day job just yet!’ is a popular line, usually delivered with a hideous Bob's-yer-uncle grin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	day job
释义	day jobn. Brit. /ˈdeɪ ˌdʒɒb/, U.S. /ˈdeɪ ˌdʒɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., job n.² Etymology: < day n. + job n.²With quot. 1798 compare earlier day labour n. 1. A job in which the worker is paid by the day; a job which lasts a day. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > duties > [noun] > piece of work or task workOE notec1400 turnc1480 piece of work1533 job1557 employment1579 task1597 spot of work1689 day job1798 number1928 1798 H. More Black Giles (new ed.) in Cheap Repository Shorter Tracts 66 I hate your regular day-jobs, where one can't well avoid doing one's work for one's money. 1837 Rep. Select Comm. Internal Communication & Taxation 35 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 456) XX. 291 If they go straight forward, we will say from London to Windsor, which is 21 or 22 miles, they must pay 3d. per mile..; but if they bring the parties back, then that is denominated a day job. 1872 E. L. Linton True Hist. Joshua Davidson viii. 175 The Union turned us out. Joshua held on though, and we got day-jobs. 1924 Industr. Bull. (Albany, N.Y.) Apr. 168/1 The demand [for casual labour]..is filled from men registered in other groups who will take day jobs temporarily. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Mar. a5/4 Illegal African immigrants line up..hoping to be selected for menial day jobs that pay about $8. 2. A job in which the working hours are during the day (esp. as opposed to an evening or night shift). Hence: a person's main occupation, usually contrasted with an additional job or hobby carried out outside normal working hours, esp. in the evening or at night. ΚΠ 1845 Observer 17 Nov. 1/5 Mrs. Gamp, who does not wear out the whole twenty-fours in one place, but refreshes herself by adjourning from a day job to a night one. 1876 Warren Republican (Williamsport, Indiana) 3 Aug. 4/5 The workmen are contented because most of them are employed in both the night and the day job. 1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 14 Dec. The night job was taken by Mr. S. S. Bell,..who left the day job at the American [Hotel] to accept it. 1900 Times 27 Oct. 13/2 The men..fill up time-bills and make their charges accordingly—so many day jobs, so many night jobs and so much overtime. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 153 Many Negroes hold two jobs: a day job and a sundown job. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk ii. 38 Even today, black musicians call their day jobs ‘a slave’. 1999 Madison Apr. 32/2 Copywriters like to brag about the novel or screenplay in progress while lamenting the genius squandered on their day jobs. 3. colloquial. don't give up the (also your) day job and variants: used to express humorous scepticism about another person's (artistic) endeavour or talent, or to deter someone from a risky venture thought unlikely to succeed. ΚΠ 1951 Billboard 16 June 3/2 Berle, I caught you on TV. Don't give up the day job. 1973 ‘Country Gazette’ (title of record) Don't give up your day job. 1982 N.Y. Times 16 May ii. 31 Mr. Perlman does fine, too, but he probably shouldn't give up the day job just yet. 2000 S. King On Writing 235 ‘You better not quit your day job just yet!’ is a popular line, usually delivered with a hideous Bob's-yer-uncle grin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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