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noun
A meaningless or unproductive job, which contributes little or no value to society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Yiddish לופֿט געשעפֿט (luft gesheft), from German Luftgeschäft, from Luft (“air”) + Geschäft (“business”); with spelling influenced by the orthography of the German term.
Across languages
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