McJob

Definition

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.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."