"day job" meaning in English

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          "word": "don't give up your day job"
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        "One's principal job; one's regular means of income."
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          "means"
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          "income",
          "income"
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "be on days"
        },
        {
          "word": "day labor"
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          "word": "day laborer"
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          "word": "day shift"
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          "word": "9 to 5"
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          "word": "moonlighting"
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        {
          "word": "dayjob"
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  "word": "day job"
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      "word": "be on days"
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      "word": "9 to 5"
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        "One's principal job; one's regular means of income."
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      "word": "dayjob"
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