McJob
UK/məkˈd͡ʒɒb//məkˈd͡ʒɑb/
McJob noun: 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.
Noun
McJob (plural McJobs)
- 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.”1987 March 9, Steve Forbes, “Major problem with the American economy: hypochondria”, in Forbes, 139, p33
Forms of McJob
| plural | McJobs |
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Origin of McJob
From Mc- + job, entry-level jobs at McDonald's restaurants being considered to be this sort of job.
Words that rhyme with McJob
Questions about McJob
- What does McJob mean?
- McJob means 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 part of speech is McJob?
- McJob is a noun.
- How do you pronounce McJob?
- McJob is pronounced /məkˈd͡ʒɒb/ (UK).
- What is the plural of McJob?
- The plural of McJob is McJobs.
Words near McJob in the dictionary
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