(slang, rare) A hobby pursued with job-like earnestness and dedication.
(slang, rare) A hobby pursued with job-like earnestness and dedication.
Baking takes up so much of her time, it's practically a jobby.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(UK, informal) A job, normally a task rather than a form of employment for which one is paid.
(archaic) One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
(theater) An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
(informal) A generic object; a thingy.
(slang) A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.
Photography is my friend's jobby.
"jobby" means: A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"jobby" means: A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“lol no, I do not want to adopt a child, do you know how many ugly single mothers ask me to raise their children? It’s like 3-4 a week. I’m like your son is 19 he can get a jobby job. 😹🤦🤷♂️”