minimum wagin

To work for minimum wage.

I couldn't find a good job, so I'll probably just be minimum wagin this summer.

by Shawn O. May 25, 2007

minimum wage

(noun) The lowest possible amount/wage an employer can legally get by with paying their employees.

"What can I say?" Nikki pondered out loud, "Every job I've ever had would only pay me minimum wage. Sheeeet, I was born to lose, homie".

by Nikki Stixx May 5, 2021

Minimum wage

Minimum wage is a disease spread around by companies who don't pay their workers alot of cash

Guy 1: Welp I'm off to my part time job

Guy 2: BACK UP I don't wanna catch the minimum wage

by Laskofansmakemecum January 12, 2021

Menial-minimum

Menial-minimum: A job that is repetitive and rates the lowest pay a company can get away with.

John was laid off from his analyst position and found a survival job at a menial-minimum to avoid gaps in his work history.

by Apophis2036 September 10, 2019

Bare Minimum Friday

A colloquial North Eastern Italian-American cultural phrase that defines the very little, usually none at all, amount of work Italian-Americans do on Fridays. Very commonly used along the New York and New Jersey border where many Italian-Americans call home today.

Vincenzo: Hey Johnnie what are you doin' today?
Johnnie: Whadaya mean Vinny? It's a fuckin' Bare Minimum Friday!

by Dakintosh January 15, 2022

de facto minimum wage

The lowest hourly rate most people would accept to make the job worth their time. It is higher than the government's minimum wage, which is always too low to afford basic needs.

Company: "We offer a competitive rate above minimum wage! $27/hr"
Candidate: "meh, barely the de facto minimum wage in Sydney. I get more on welfare doing nothing"
Company: "Why does noone want to work for us???"

by wagie2023 August 12, 2023

minimum wage

Seems like a good idea, but its not. Creates unemployment and violates freedom of contract, if you dont understand how this could be true, check out an economics book, its basic econ.

Attempting to raise the minimum wage will result in poor people losing their jobs.

by youknow2 May 8, 2005