side hustle

American  

[sahyd huhs-uhl] / ˈsaɪd ˌhʌs əl /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of side hustle

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

If you are self-employed, run your own company or even have a side hustle, you have an opportunity to save much more for retirement.

From MarketWatch

For an employee who has both a full-time job and a side hustle, it’s important to keep the overall limits in mind.

From MarketWatch

“So if you have a day job and a side hustle, you might well be maxing via your day job and can only contribute as an employer.”

From MarketWatch

Open-heart surgery, which has an extremely high rate of success, and a retirement where you work part-time and have a side hustle to bring in extra cash.

From MarketWatch

Though his initial post was about his watch collection, the self-described “petrol head” quickly went deep into creating content about cars and made a successful side hustle within a couple years.

From Los Angeles Times