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Definition of hustle

hustle

noun

  • a way to make money.
                                            

    Citation from American Express commercial, 2018 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    • See more words with the same meaning: a job.

    Last edited on Jun 19 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 19 2018.

verb

verb - transitive

  • to deceive.
                                                                                                                                                             

    Citation from "The Cabin Show", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 1 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 02 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'a job':

Definitions include: a job.
Definitions include: profession.
Definitions include: any object.
Definitions include: private investigator.
Definitions include: a hustle on the side.
Definitions include: to dance.
Definitions include: the pursuit of money.
Definitions include: "private investigator."
Definitions include: See nine to five.

Other terms relating to 'to deal drugs, drug dealer':

Definitions include: a person who sells you drugs.
Definitions include: to vomit
Definitions include: a female senior citizen who sells OxyContin.
Definitions include: a drug dealer.
Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.)
Definitions include: "on deck" expressed with leet speak.
Definitions include: to sell drugs.
Definitions include: person who deals drugs or is involved in the sales of illegal services.
Definitions include: to sell illegal drugs.
Definitions include: a person who makes methamphetamine.
Definitions include: waiting.
Definitions include: to have drugs.
Definitions include: one who sells illegal drugs
Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances.
Definitions include: to sell illegal drugs.

Other terms relating to 'to make money':

Definitions include: to earn money.
Definitions include: to save money or increase personal wealth.
Definitions include: displeasing.
Definitions include: to earn, usually money.
Definitions include: of money, to gather.
Definitions include: to bring a person to law enforcement.
Definitions include: to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.)
Definitions include: to earn an income.
Definitions include: the pursuit of money.
Definitions include: to increase one's stature in life.
Definitions include: to seek "paper" (i.e. money.)

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Other terms relating to 'hustle':

Definitions include: to eavesdrop.
Definitions include: someone who enjoys listening to and spreading gossip.
Definitions include: From the word hussler.
Definitions include: a hustle on the side.

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