In the wake of the recession, countless Americans particularly student loan-laden, underemployed millennials stitched together a livable wage from a patchwork quilt of income streams. From the rot of the Great Recession, the gig economy bloomed, and alongside it, a curious kind of slang creeped into our collective vernacular and lodged itself there firmly. Side-hustle, which first entered our language via African-American newspapers in the 50s, became a slick, hashtaggable shorthand for working my ass off, often in addition to a full-time job, just so I can make rent and maybe cover my car payment too.
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