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off-the-job

[ awf-thuh-job, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈdʒɒb, ˈɒf- /
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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 the deep end, off-the-face, off the ground, off the handle, off the hook, off-the-job, off the mark, off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off the rails, off-the-record
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