side hustle
noun phrase

A side hustle is any type of employment undertaken in addition to one's full-time job. This is generally freelance or piecework in nature, providing a supplemental income.

Side hustles are often things a person is passionate about, rather day a typical day job worked in order to make ends meet.

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ORIGIN

'Side hustle' appears to have entered our language in the 1950s, when it was used to describe both scams and legitimate jobs.

Hustle comes from the Dutch word husselen, meaning “to shake,” reflected in the earliest use of the word in English, as a verb, with much the same meaning.

The use of hustle referring to “a swindle” appears to have entered our language (in printed form at least) in the 1920s, and for the next several decades is found almost exclusively in African-American newspapers.

At about the same time the word began to also be used in a non-judgmental sense, referring simply to an attempt to make money, and not an attempt to trick someone.

Merriam-Webster

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SYNONYMS

moonlighting, second job, sideline, side project, supplementary income job

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Practice OWAD in a conversation today, say something like:

"Millenials fully expect to be able to SIDE HUSTLE in parallel to their full-time employment"

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Thanks to Jenny for suggesting today's word