noun
Meaning 1
A spell of temporary employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
odd job
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noun
Meaning 2
A task of an incidental, unspecialized nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I like doing odd jobs around the house.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
Alternative form of odd-job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 臨時工 /临时工 (línshígōng) — temporary job
- Finnish: pätkätyö — temporary job
- Finnish: silpputyö — temporary job
- French: petit boulot — temporary job
- German: Zeitarbeit — temporary job
- Italian: lavoro occasionale — temporary job
- Portuguese: bico — temporary job
- Russian: вре́менная рабо́та (vrémennaja rabóta) — temporary job
- Spanish: chapuza — temporary job
- Spanish: changa — temporary job
- Spanish: pituto — temporary job
- Finnish: hanttihomma — task of incidental nature
- Finnish: hanttityö — task of incidental nature
- Finnish: aputyö — task of incidental nature
- German: Gelegenheitsarbeit — task of incidental nature
- Norwegian Bokmål: småjobb — task of incidental nature
- Norwegian Nynorsk: småjobb — task of incidental nature
- Portuguese: biscate — task of incidental nature
- Portuguese: serviço — task of incidental nature
- Russian: случа́йная рабо́та (slučájnaja rabóta) — task of incidental nature