side hustle

[sahyd huhs-uhl]

noun

Slang.

1. a job or occupation that brings in extra money beyond one’s regular job and main source of income.

   My book launch was the catalyst to finally take my side hustle seriously by turning it into a full-time gig.

Word History and Origins

Origin of side hustle¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

The allegations of wanting it all ways, the big job with Scotland and the side hustle with Red Bull?

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My TikTok was inundated with videos of girls like me, making serious bank monetizing their arches on the World Wide Web, marketing it as an extremely lucrative side hustle.

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Now in his 10th season as a color commentator and analyst for the team on SportsNet LA, Hershiser enjoys a side hustle running a collectibles store in Claremont called Legends’ Attic.

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But driving isn’t a side hustle for Muniz, who last October signed with North Carolina-based Reaume Brothers Racing to be the full-time driver of the team’s No. 33 Ford in the truck series.

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No one currently stands to replace him, but he’s hoping that the supplemental income he derives from his online and in-person coaching side hustle will allow him to spend fewer hours in the shop.

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