"side hustle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: side hustles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} side hustle (plural side hustles)
  1. (informal, slang) A secondary job that brings in extra cash. Tags: informal, slang Related terms: moonlighting, nixer, on the side, side bitch Translations (Secondary job): activité secondaire [feminine] (French), Nebenerwerb [masculine] (German), Nebengeschäft [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-side_hustle-en-noun-YJLQVMGf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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