A job that an employer posts for recently graduated students. A job that one supposedly can take after graduating, despite the super-low wages. And then, at the bottom of the job description: "3 TO 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED", as if they don't see the paradox in that statement.
ENTRY-LEVEL JOB OPPORTUNITY: CALLING ALL RECENT GRADS! Pay will be $7 an hour, chance of promotion after 10 years. Requirements: 3 TO 5 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE IN THIS SPECIFIC FIELD. We will not consider anyone without this experience.
A person who pretends they can afford bougie products or brand but instead buy the cheapest item of said brand just to fit in. Can be used to describe someone’s behavior when they cannot live up to their carefully curated image.
For an item. I love Gucci and the ppl who wear it are hot.but I can’t afford it, but I’d like people to think I can. So I bought the cheapest of their belts. I’m an entry level person
For a person: he/she pretends to be so well mannered but is an entry level person.
In terms of music, it's used to describe bands/artists that are either mainstream, or most generic, in their specific genre/style. It's mainly used to describe underground and common unexplored genres.