Moonlight

Verb · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. To do additional paid work outside one’s primary job, often in the evenings or on weekends. In tech this may include freelance development, advising, consulting, or contract engineering done alongside full-time employment.

    In plain English: To work an extra job outside your main one.

    Example: "He moonlights as a database consultant even though his day job is infrastructure."

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