"nonjob" meaning in All languages combined

See nonjob on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: non- + job Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|job}} non- + job Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonjob (not comparable)
  1. Not relating to a person's job. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonjob-en-adj-ByNjUdrn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 54 46

Noun [English]

Forms: nonjobs [plural]
Etymology: non- + job Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|job}} non- + job Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonjob (plural nonjobs)
  1. A position that is ostensibly a job but does not involve useful or meaningful work.
    Sense id: en-nonjob-en-noun-qslmlxlm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 54 46

Inflected forms

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