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McJob

noun
/məkˈd͡ʒɒb/UK/məkˈd͡ʒɑb/US

Etymology

From Mc- + job, entry-level jobs at McDonald's restaurants being considered to be this sort of job.

  1. derived from choppe — “piece, bargain”
  2. derived from jobben — “to jab, thrust, peck”
  3. inherited from gobbe — “mass, lump”
  4. prefixed as mcjob — “Mc + job”

Definitions

  1. A typically entry-level job, often part-time or temporary, generally paying low wages and…

    A typically entry-level job, often part-time or temporary, generally paying low wages and requiring minimal training, such as entry-level positions at fast-food restaurants.

    • What are you going to do this summer? –I'm going to find a McJob for the evenings and hang out at the beach during the day.
    • Many politicos claim most new jobs are low-pay, dead-enders, “McJobs.”
    • Shortly after the opening of the Latham McDonald’s, the first in the Capital District, Zdunek, then 16, hopped on his Cushman motor scooter, rode from his Halfmoon home and applied for his first Mcjob. The wage was $1.25 an hour.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA