"night job" meaning in All languages combined

See night job on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: night jobs [plural]
Etymology: From night + job. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|job}} night + job Head templates: {{en-noun}} night job (plural night jobs)
  1. A side job worked at night.
    Sense id: en-night_job-en-noun-1LDL-iue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. A job (project or task) that will or must be done at night.
    Sense id: en-night_job-en-noun-0qsQKiOx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: be on nights, nightly, night owl, night shift

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From night + job.",
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      "_dis1": "55 45",
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      "_dis1": "55 45",
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    }
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          "word": "day job"
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          "_dis": "95 5",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "I'm no expert on this stuff. This is just my night job. The day shift people can give you more advice on which model to buy and how to use it.",
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