side gig
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3.7
- noun
- /saɪd ɡɪɡ/
- Informal
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trabajo secundario
- In fact, I worked 35 hours a week while doing my bachelor's degree full time, and then, once I got my first full-time job, I kept a side gig on weekends for three years in order to build a strong personal finance base.
And so he's he's got a good, you know, side gig going on, you could say.
- And so he's he's got a good, you know, side gig going on, you could say.
- Maybe you're going to have to take on a side project, a side gig, right?
- He's got a side gig as a rapper, but I think maybe his wife should get dressed.
- If you are doing your own freelance side gig small business operation yourself.
- Whether that's work, a hobby, a side gig, people you talk with, things you do around your home.
- And should you start your own pump and dump scheme as a side gig?
Examples
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It's also a good place to meet clients for your side gig.
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Whatever your skills are, you can create a side gig to reduce your debt.
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Not bad for a side gig!
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For these individuals, a side gig simply isn't enough.
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So many of my friends wonder why I don't look into doing photography as a side gig.
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I started my company when I was 22 and worked it as a side gig until I went to freelancing full-time this year (age 25).
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I totally know the feeling of getting that extra side gig—you make some extra cash and then BAM, something happens (unforeseen half the time) and you're right back to square one financially, and you're still just "getting by."
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Many people start a side gig to earn extra money while maintaining their full-time jobs.
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She has a side gig as a freelance graphic designer, which helps her save for a vacation.
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After work, he spends a few hours on his side gig fixing computers for friends and family.
Synonyms
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3.7
A short paid job often done by a freelancer to earn money
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4.9
A job or business someone does to earn extra money
Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money
A hobby or small job you do beside your main job
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Morphology
The meaning 'a secondary job' is directly derivable from combining 'side' (meaning secondary or additional) with 'gig' (a paid job or freelance task). This compositional pattern (modifier + noun) is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Side gig comes from the words side and gig: side means something done beside your main work, and gig was the name for a short paid job musicians often took. That's why a side gig is a small job you do 'on the side' to earn extra money.