| one's regular job and main source of income, usually viewed in contrast to a speculative or irregular endeavor: Good luck in the lottery, but don't quit your day job. |
| day job n. One's primary job, usually at daytime and enabling one to pursue a secondary activity from which one would eventually like to draw an income: "She took a day job as a bank teller in Lubbock; nights, she played in pickup games, but she didn't have a trainer, a coach, or a team" (Elizabeth Royte). |