腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと

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Meanings

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noun

temporary job; stopgap work

A job taken temporarily, often while looking for something better or just to pass time. The metaphor is of perching on a stool before moving on.

今いまの仕し事ごとは腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごとで、本ほん当とうにやりたいことで

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ない

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My current job is just a stopgap; it's not what I really want to do.

彼かの女じょは腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごととして受うけ付つけのアルバイトをしている。

She's working part-time at the reception desk as a temporary job.

Kanji

腰loins, hips, waist
掛hang, suspend, depend
仕attend, doing, official
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

アルバイト
アルバイト is a general term for part-time work, while 腰掛け仕事 specifically implies the work is temporary and not a career.
臨りん時じ雇やとい
臨時雇い refers to temporary employment from the employer's perspective, whereas 腰掛け仕事 focuses on the worker's view of the job as a placeholder.

Built from

腰こし掛かける+仕し事ごと

Written forms

腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと
Standard spelling using 腰掛け (stool, temporary seat) + 仕事 (work).
腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと
Variant without okurigana け; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 腰掛け (stool, temporary seat) and 仕事 (work). The image is of someone perching briefly before moving on, reflecting the temporary nature of the job.