Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcjob

/məkˈd͡ʒɑb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mcjob
IPA: /məkˈd͡ʒɑb/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Colloquial; Derogatory

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."
"The car was the color of butter and bore a bumper sticker saying WE’RE SPENDING OUR CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE, a message that I suppose irked Dag, who was bored and cranky after eight hours of working his McJob (“Low pay, low prestige, low benefits, low future”)."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Mc

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məkˈd͡ʒɑb/
British English: /məkˈd͡ʒɒb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

McJobs (plural)

Phrases

List of words formed from the prefix Mc- derived from McDonald’s

Frequently Paired Words

McWages McWorker List of words formed from the prefix Mc- derived from McDonald’s

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob cobb knob gear knob ob sob fob blob cob

Questions

How do you pronounce mcjob?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈd͡ʒɑb/.
What does mcjob mean?: 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.
Where does mcjob come from?: From Mc- + job, entry-level jobs at McDonald's restaurants being considered to be this sort of job.

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