illegal part-time job; shady side gig
Refers to part-time work involving illegal or highly questionable activities, often associated with fraud, theft, or other crimes. The term gained prominence in Japanese media and public discourse in the 2020s.
I found a recruitment post for an illegal part-time job on social media.
The police are warning people not to get involved in shady part-time jobs.
Compound of 闇 (yami, 'darkness; illegal') and バイト (baito, 'part-time job', from German Arbeit). The term emerged in the 2020s to describe criminal part-time work.