Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

When you're too lazy to say where you work but still want to sound cool.

I work somewhere fancy. Just don't ask where.

It's a secret location. You're not getting paid to know.

I work there. It's a real place. It just has a name I don't want to say.

2

A job that doesn't pay you to work at a store or be stuck in an internship.

I have a real job. It has health insurance. I don't need to ask you for a discount.

I work at a real job. I'm not just slinging coffee for minimum wage.

I have a real job. I'm not stuck in an internship forever.

3

When you finish a job so fast it feels like you're done for life.

I finished my job in five minutes. I'm done for life.

I jobbed the job. I'm free.

I just jobbed the job. I'm going to sleep.

4

A job you get after spending years in school and crying at your interviews.

I got a job after crying at my interview. It was worth it.

I spent years in school for this job. It was worth it.

I got my dream job. I cried at my interview.

5

A job that pays you well and makes you feel like you're not a failure.

My job pays well and I don't feel like a failure anymore.

I got a job that pays well. I'm not a failure anymore.

My job pays well and I don't have to mumble where I work.

6

Someone who hangs out on the street for no good reason and acts like it's a lifestyle.

He's been on the street for years. It's not a lifestyle. It's a punishment.

She hangs out on the street like it's a fashion statement.

He's on the street for no reason. It's not a lifestyle.

7

Getting paid to do things you would never do if you weren't paid.

I get paid to clean up messes I would never make.

I get paid to do things I don't want to do.

I get paid to care for shit I don't care about.