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job

163 8.9
A planned theft carried out by criminals
  • noun
  • /dʒɑb/
  • Archaic
: atraco
  • After casing the place, we planned the job for weeks before finally executing it.
  • an inside job

One last job, they won't even know they were hit.

Examples

Synonyms

caper
vsjob
18 8.1

A planned robbery or theft done in a bold way

is neutral slang for a robbery without adventurous or playful feeling
wet job
vsjob
  • NSFW
1 9.9

An illegal secret job to kill or hurt someone for an organization

is slang for robbery-like crimes that are usually nonviolent

Antonyms

161 3.4

Not guilty of a crime

lawfulness
  • Formal
1 4.7

Being allowed by law

Idioms

252 2.7

At work doing your job

patience of Job
  • Literature
1 9.9

A quality of staying calm for a long time despite great problems, like Job in the Bible

1 9.0

A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job

Compounds

great job
  • Informal
347 1.0

To praise someone for doing a task well

86 1.8

A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit

A written list of the main duties and skills needed for a job

44 2.5

Work covering something, like a car or wall, with color to make it look new

hand job
  • Offensive
39 9.9

A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure

A chance to get a job in a specific position

38 3.4

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort

nut job
  • Slur
38 8.8

A rude word for a person who acts in a very strange or crazy way

nose job
  • Informal
33 4.6

An operation to change the shape of the nose to make it look better

31 2.6

A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy

27 4.2

A crime done with help from someone who works there

odd-job
  • UK
26 4.2

Work involving small, short tasks that are not regular or skilled

26 3.7

A person or company that gives people new jobs

23 1.9

Very good work that impresses people

A written form you fill in to ask for a job

15 3.5

Happening while you are working at your job

bang-up job
  • Informal
15 4.2

A piece of work that is done very well

13 2.5

An ability needed to do a particular job or to get a job

10 3.7

A job where you cannot get a better position

8 3.9

The most difficult role someone can have

8 2.8

A paid job training and leading sports players or teams

hatchet job
  • Literature
6 8.4

A written or spoken attack that unfairly hurts someone's reputation

A person who applies to be hired for a job

Book of Job
  • Literature
5 7.9

A book in the Bible that tells of a man who suffers and God answers him

bullshit job
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A job that feels pointless and gives no real value

snow job
  • Informal
2 8.2

An attempt to trick someone by using false or exaggerated praise

A job that lasts only a few weeks or months

A job that causes a lot of stress and has strict deadlines

put-up job
  • Informal
1 8.5

A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental

plum job
  • Informal
1 5.1

A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect

1 3.9

A man who does small repair jobs around the home

job action
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Temporary work protest by workers to demand better pay or conditions

1 3.9

Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money

heckuva job
  • Informal
1 8.8

Very good work that impresses other people

wet job
  • NSFW
1 9.9

An illegal secret job to kill or hurt someone for an organization

1 6.5

A person who changes jobs often

joe job
  • Slang
1 9.9

A low-paid unskilled job that feels boring or useless

job lot
  • UK
1 5.7

A group of different items sold together at a low price

joe job
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A fake email sent to make someone look bad using their email address

job control
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A program that prepares and runs groups of scheduled computer tasks

tale of Job
  • Literature
1 9.1

A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering

job skill
  • Jargon
1 3.5

An ability a video game character has from their chosen role to do special actions

junk job
  • Informal
1 6.1

A low-paid job that is boring and gives no chance to move up

eggcellent job
  • Informal
9.6

A playful way to say someone did a very good job

A small unimportant task done badly, like filing papers

jammy job
  • Slang
7.6

An easy job that pays well and needs little work

job-oriented terminal
  • Specialized
7.7

A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders

job-control language
  • Specialized
8.2

A set of computer commands that tell an operating system which tasks to run

quarter-ass job
  • Offensive
9.9

Work done badly that gives bad results

6.5

A woman who does small tasks like repairs or gardening

How Serious

armed robbery
  • NSFW
87 3.2
robbery
631 2.3
heist
106 6.9
job
  • Archaic
163 8.9
theft
338 1.1
petty larceny
  • Formal
5 6.9

Surface Forms

job singular
jobs plural

Etymology

Job likely started from an old word gobbet meaning 'a piece', and criminals began using it to mean a planned 'piece of work' like a robbery. So a job in slang is a single criminal act, because it is one planned operation.