Sekirov Dictionary

odd job

noun 2
odd-job verb 2
forms 6

noun2

•
A task of an incidental, unspecialized nature.
- I like doing odd jobs around the house.
•
A spell of temporary employment.
- They believe that when a partnership works as well as theirs has, you shouldn't analyze it too much. Success came in the midforties when Paramount hired them for the musical equivalent of odd jobs. — 2003

odd-job verb2

•
To work by taking a variety of temporary jobs.
- Both boys and girls were expected to 'odd-job' to bring in extra funds. — 2002
(rare) To perform odd or temporary jobs for someone.

forms

odd jobbed · odd-jobbed · odd jobbing · odd-jobbing · odd jobs · odd-jobs

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