off-the-job
[ awf-th uh-job, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈdʒɒb, ˈɒf- /
adjective
done, received, or happening away from or while not at one's job: off-the-job research.
temporarily not employed: off-the-job union members.
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Origin of off-the-job
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby off-the-job
off-street, off-the-board, off-the-books, off-the-cuff, off-the-face, off-the-job, off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off-the-record, off-the-shelf, off-the-wall
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