outside job

English

Etymology

outside +‎ job, by analogy with inside job.

Pronunciation

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Noun

outside job (plural outside jobs)

1. (idiomatic, criminology, humorous, sarcastic) A crime or other illicit action committed by an individual not connected or associated with the premises or organization in which it took place.

   Antonym: inside job

   The resource officer suspected the rape incident at our high school coffee shop was an outside job.