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  • noun A day job, especially at a large company, emphasizing banality.
  • noun The workday itself (the period of the day between 9 am and 5 pm).
  • noun One who works in a job from 9 am to 5pm.

Etymologies

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From the common western business hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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