non-jobadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnˈdʒɒb/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnˈdʒɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, job n.²

Etymology: < non- prefix + job n.²

A. adj.

That does not relate to or form part of a person's job; of or relating to life outside work.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [adjective]

easyc1385

leisurable1607

vacant1615

leisured1631

leisure1669

sauntry1732

Sundayish1797

sauntering1818

toilless1848

off-duty1851

Sundayfied1899

non-work1922

spare-time1931

non-job1932

1932 Social Forces 11 212 (table) Total Job activities... Total Non-Job activities.

1956 Social Probl. 3 133/1 A significant proportion of industrial workers will rate non-job interests high in their value orientation on the Central Life Interests questionnaire.

2011 S. Borei tr. A. Gullberg & P. Lundin in M. Höjer et al. Images of Future City ix. 101 Will interest for leaving home grow during non-job hours if the workday is mostly spent at home?

B. n.

depreciative. A job that is seen as lacking in purpose or merit, often a public sector role characterized as unproductive or undemanding.

ΚΠ

1961 Punch 7 June 855/2 The only people who work hard in the south are estate agents, hotel keepers and posh-car salesmen—in short, people in non-jobs. For this isn't real work at all. This is being a middleman.

1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 3 Oct. 11/3 A post in cabinet that was being described, post-devolution, as a ‘non-job’ by a sceptical press.

2012 Independent 31 Dec. 22/2 Councils can..save the taxpayer billions if they..cut out the non-jobs and waste.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-job
释义	non-jobadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɒnˈdʒɒb/, U.S. /ˌnɑnˈdʒɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, job n.² Etymology: < non- prefix + job n.² A. adj. That does not relate to or form part of a person's job; of or relating to life outside work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [adjective] easyc1385 leisurable1607 vacant1615 leisured1631 leisure1669 sauntry1732 Sundayish1797 sauntering1818 toilless1848 off-duty1851 Sundayfied1899 non-work1922 spare-time1931 non-job1932 1932 Social Forces 11 212 (table) Total Job activities... Total Non-Job activities. 1956 Social Probl. 3 133/1 A significant proportion of industrial workers will rate non-job interests high in their value orientation on the Central Life Interests questionnaire. 2011 S. Borei tr. A. Gullberg & P. Lundin in M. Höjer et al. Images of Future City ix. 101 Will interest for leaving home grow during non-job hours if the workday is mostly spent at home? B. n. depreciative. A job that is seen as lacking in purpose or merit, often a public sector role characterized as unproductive or undemanding. ΚΠ 1961 Punch 7 June 855/2 The only people who work hard in the south are estate agents, hotel keepers and posh-car salesmen—in short, people in non-jobs. For this isn't real work at all. This is being a middleman. 1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 3 Oct. 11/3 A post in cabinet that was being described, post-devolution, as a ‘non-job’ by a sceptical press. 2012 Independent 31 Dec. 22/2 Councils can..save the taxpayer billions if they..cut out the non-jobs and waste. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1932
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