side hustle

noun

variants or less commonly side-hustle

ˈsīd-ˌhə-səl 

plural side hustles also side-hustles

: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job

These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.

—Kitsap Sun

The best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.

—Emory Wheel (Emory University)

Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?

—Jan Cortes

We all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.

—Alissa Carpenter

Examples of side hustle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Good on him for finding a side hustle for when the hockey thing stops working. —Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

Owl Labs found that nearly half of all employees have a side hustle, and another 16% are on the hunt for one. —Sho Dewan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

But even if that turns out to be true, Trump would be no different than other public officials, who use their offices to promote side hustles. —Eric Heavner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025

Soon, other people in his circle took notice and a side hustle began. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above