"desk job" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desk jobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desk job (plural desk jobs)
  1. (informal) An employment position in which one remains mostly seated at a desk, performing routine office work. Tags: informal Related terms: bureaucrat, paperwork, pen-pusher, pencil pusher
    Sense id: en-desk_job-en-noun-SjomOlLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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