gig work
Refers to short-term, freelance, or on-demand jobs, often arranged via digital platforms. A modern loanword from English.
Recently, more people are making a living through gig work.
He does delivery work as a gig job on weekends.
Variant with interpunct; less common but sometimes used for clarity.
Loanword from English 'gig work', referring to temporary, flexible jobs. The term entered Japanese with the rise of the sharing economy.